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flo: 25.

Financial.

10 Oct. Letter 1540 Hongking

RECEIVED

OCT 3 1844

My Lord,

278

Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, 20th June, 1874.

I have the honour to inform Your Lordships that as no payment of Salary fell due between the date of my arrival in the Colony, and that of Mr. Gordon, the Surveyor General's departure on sick Certificate for England, I have not had an opportunity of deducting the sum £11, 5, 6, the amount of the fee and the stamp duty payable on the Warrant appointing him to the office he holds, which was to be remitted to Mr. Smith, the Chief Clerk of your Office, agreeably to the Instructions

The Right Honourable,

Lord Stanley, M.P.

[...]

Contained a Prohibition by Sir Henry Pottinger in Council,

Resolution by Sir Henry [...]

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flo: 25. Financial. 10 Oct. Letter 1540 Hongking RECEIVED OCT 3 1844 My Lord, 278 Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, 20th June, 1874. I have the honour to inform Your Lordships that as no payment of Salary fell due between the date of my arrival in the Colony, and that of Mr. Gordon, the Surveyor General's departure on sick Certificate for England, I have not had an opportunity of deducting the sum £11, 5, 6, the amount of the fee and the stamp duty payable on the Warrant appointing him to the office he holds, which was to be remitted to Mr. Smith, the Chief Clerk of your Office, agreeably to the Instructions The Right Honourable, Lord Stanley, M.P. [...] Contained a Prohibition by Sir Henry Pottinger in Council, Resolution by Sir Henry [...]
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1 ༄་ flo: 25. Financial. 10 Oct. Lette 1540 Hongking RECEIVE OCT 3 1844 My Lord, 278 Governmen & House, Victoria, Hengheng, 20th June, 1874. I have the hover to inform Your Condships that as no payment. of Salary fell die between the date arrival in the Colony, and that of We Gordow, the Surveyor General's departure on sick Certificate for of my England, I have not had aut opportunity of deducting the surv £11, 5, 6, the amount of the ke and the stamp duty payable on the i Hariant appointing him to the office he holds, which was to be remetted to Av Sarith, the Chief Clerk of your Office, agreeably to the Instructions The Right Hevorable, Lord Stanley, M. P. Ye Je, Contanied prohibiting the cultivation Pottinger in Council, Hesolution by hir Henry
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flo: 25.

Financial.

10 Oct. Lette

1540 Hongking

RECEIVE

OCT 3 1844

My Lord,

278

Governmen & House, Victoria, Hengheng, 20th June, 1874.

I have the hover to inform Your Condships that as no payment. of Salary fell die between the date

arrival in the Colony, and that of We Gordow, the Surveyor General's departure

on sick Certificate for

of my

England, I have not had aut opportunity of deducting the surv £11, 5, 6, the amount of the ke and the stamp duty payable on the i Hariant appointing him to the office he holds, which was to be remetted to Av Sarith, the Chief Clerk of your Office, agreeably to the Instructions

The Right Hevorable,

Lord Stanley, M. P.

Ye

Je,

Contanied

prohibiting the cultivation Pottinger in Council,

Hesolution by hir Henry

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