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enforced lead to the most serious public inconvenience. I beg respectfully to add,

in 1284 Hongkong

RECEIVED

AUG 2 1844

Victoria, Hongking.

25th March, 18hh.

278

that I shall trust to Your Lordship to communicate this Despatch and its Inclosures to the Post-Master General - England, in order that His Lordship may send out such orders as shall appear to be requisite.

3

I have the honor to be

My Lord,

Your most obedient Humble Servant

Bunny lottinge

Finding great and unexpected difficulties in the way to any entering expens duties of Deputy Post Master here, may I beg you to mention my present situation for the kind consideration of His Excellency. I find, that I am not only unable to meet with even any House or Office of even any description at present; but am also unable to procure temporary lodgings. I find too, that the division of labor is too great, the rents of Houses so enormously high, and all Expences, and the business of the Officer so different to what was calculated upon.

that when I state my Salary is to be only £300

Richard Hooman Peppe

Private Secretary to

His Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger Bart. & C.B.

"Government House

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enforced lead to the most serious public inconvenience. I beg respectfully to add, in 1284 Hongkong RECEIVED AUG 2 1844 Victoria, Hongking. 25th March, 18hh. 278 that I shall trust to Your Lordship to communicate this Despatch and its Inclosures to the Post-Master General - England, in order that His Lordship may send out such orders as shall appear to be requisite. 3 I have the honor to be My Lord, Your most obedient Humble Servant Bunny lottinge Finding great and unexpected difficulties in the way to any entering expens duties of Deputy Post Master here, may I beg you to mention my present situation for the kind consideration of His Excellency. I find, that I am not only unable to meet with even any House or Office of even any description at present; but am also unable to procure temporary lodgings. I find too, that the division of labor is too great, the rents of Houses so enormously high, and all Expences, and the business of the Officer so different to what was calculated upon. that when I state my Salary is to be only £300 Richard Hooman Peppe Private Secretary to His Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger Bart. & C.B. "Government House
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enforced_ _ lead to the most.

serious

publie

inconvenience.

I beg respectfully to add,

in 1284 Hngkong

RECEIVED

AUG 2 1844

Victoria, Houghing.

25th March, 18hh.

278

hiv

thefa

upon

that I shall trust to Your Lordship to communicate _ this Despatch and its Inclosures to the Post-Master General - England, in Lordship may

orders

in

order that His

send out such

as shall appear to be

requisite.

3

I have the honor to be

My Lord,

Your most obedient Humble Servant

Bunny lottinge

مان

Finding great and unexpected difficulties in the way to any entering expens duties of Deputy Post Master here, may

The

beg you

to mention my present silication for the hind consideration of His Excellency.

Spind, that I am not only unable House or Office of even any

to aueck with a

to meet with even

description at present; but am also unable temporary lodgings. I find too, that the division of labor is to great, the rests of Houses so enormously high, and all Expences, and the business of the Officer so different to what was calculated upon. that when I state my Salary is to be only Richard Hoomam Peppe

Private Secretary to

G300

His Excellency Sir Henry Boettinger Bart. &. C.B.

"Government House

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