CO129-005 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1844 — Page 122

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Enclosed, I now beg Leave to send Your Excellency copy of Mr. Coffin's reply by which you will perceive that half Tentage Allowance Amounting in my case to two hundred Rupees a month is the highest deduction to which I can be considered liable according to the Indian Regulations. I beg to add that I shall be prepared to meet this deduction with Your Excellency's Approval until it is decided whether a residence will be found for me at the public Expence in my twofold Capacity of Lieutenant Governor and Officer Commanding the Forces.

I have to (Signed) George D'Aguilar M. General (True Copy) Richard Woosnam

Government House, Victoria, Hong Kong 14th February, 1846.

I'm referring to You the Enclosed letter and Minute from His Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger. The M. General desires me to explain that he proposes to occupy Mr Lane's House as a residence for himself and his personal Staff, that is, for His Assistant Military Secretary and his Aide-de-Camp, and to give up a portion of it to be employed as an office for the transaction of public business.

The M General requests You will be pleased to state the most applicable General principle afforded by how + Pine Coffin, reqft, Commissary General.

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Enclosed, I now beg Leave to send Your Excellency copy of Mr. Coffin's reply by which you will perceive that half Tentage Allowance Amounting in my case to two hundred Rupees a month is the highest deduction to which I can be considered liable according to the Indian Regulations. I beg to add that I shall be prepared to meet this deduction with Your Excellency's Approval until it is decided whether a residence will be found for me at the public Expence in my twofold Capacity of Lieutenant Governor and Officer Commanding the Forces. I have to (Signed) George D'Aguilar M. General (True Copy) Richard Woosnam Government House, Victoria, Hong Kong 14th February, 1846. I'm referring to You the Enclosed letter and Minute from His Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger. The M. General desires me to explain that he proposes to occupy Mr Lane's House as a residence for himself and his personal Staff, that is, for His Assistant Military Secretary and his Aide-de-Camp, and to give up a portion of it to be employed as an office for the transaction of public business. The M General requests You will be pleased to state the most applicable General principle afforded by how + Pine Coffin, reqft, Commissary General.
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is Enclosed, I now

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Leave to send

Duplicate

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Your Excellency copy of Mr. Coffin's reply

by which

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me at the public Expence in my twofold. Capacity offieutenant Governor and Officer Commanding the Forces.

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(Signed) George D'Aguilar

M. General

(True Copy)

Richard Woornam

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Victoria,

Honghing 14th February, 1866.

I'm referring to You the Encloud letter and Minute from His Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger. The M. General desires me to explain that he proposes to

occupy

Mr Lane's House as a

residence

for himself and his personal Staff .. that is, for His Assistant Military Secretary and his Aide-de- Camp, and

to

give up a portion of it to be

employed

as an

office for

the

transaction of public business.

The M General requests. You

M.

will be pleased to state the most. applicable General principle afforded

how + Pine Coffin, reqft,

Commissary Generar.

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