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Office

disburse

whatever Sum you may in the payment of any expences of transport by Land and Sea which you

1841. May 29,

incur",

I trust Your Lordship will

permit me respectfully

to claim

the same extra allowance as my

predecessor;

(signed) J. F. Davis.

& my

Copy

To Lords,

Foreign Office,

February 12, 1844.

I have the honour to acquaint your

Lordships that her Majesty's Plenipotentiary

in China, Chief Superintendent

of British Trade in China, and Governor of the Island of Hong Kong, has represented to me that Sir Henry Pottinger, on proceeding to China, was allowed an

Outfit of £2,000, being one third of the

amount of salary assigned to him;

and Mr Davis has requested

that a similar indulgence may be extended

to himself on proceeding to discharge the same duties which have been

imposed

To Lords Commissioners of H.M. Treasury.

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Office disburse whatever Sum you may in the payment of any expences of transport by Land and Sea which you 1841. May 29, incur", I trust Your Lordship will permit me respectfully to claim the same extra allowance as my predecessor; (signed) J. F. Davis. & my Copy To Lords, Foreign Office, February 12, 1844. I have the honour to acquaint your Lordships that her Majesty's Plenipotentiary in China, Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China, and Governor of the Island of Hong Kong, has represented to me that Sir Henry Pottinger, on proceeding to China, was allowed an Outfit of £2,000, being one third of the amount of salary assigned to him; and Mr Davis has requested that a similar indulgence may be extended to himself on proceeding to discharge the same duties which have been imposed To Lords Commissioners of H.M. Treasury.
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Office disburse whatever Sumer You may in the payment of any expences of transport by Land and Sea which you 1841. ho13. incur", der - May 29, 1841. may incur"," Itrust Your Lordship will permit me respectfully respectfully to claim the same extra allowancer as predecessor; and Shavet (signed) J. 7. Davis. & my Copy Hey Lords, in 247 Homy po Foreign Office, February, 12.1844. I have the honour to acquaint your 19 Lordships that her Davis, whom The Queen has been pleased to appoint to be Herthajity Plenipotentiary in China, Chief Superintendent. of British Trade in China, and Sovernor of the Island of Hong Kong, has represented to me that Sir Henry Pottinger, on proceeding to China, was allowed an third of the being one thi Outfit of £2,000. being amount of salary assigned to him; and Mr Davis has requested that a similar indulgence may be extended во - himself on proceeding to discharge the same dutier which have been Lords Commisioners gt. M. Treasury. дж imposed
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Office

disburse

whatever Sumer You may in the payment of any expences of transport by Land and Sea which you

1841. ho13.

incur", der - May 29, 1841.

may incur","

Itrust Your Lordship will

permit me respectfully

respectfully to claim

the same extra allowancer as

predecessor;

and Shavet

(signed) J. 7. Davis.

& my

Copy

Hey Lords,

in 247 Homy po

Foreign Office,

February,

12.1844.

I have the honour to acquaint your

19

Lordships that her Davis, whom The Queen has been pleased to appoint to be Herthajity Plenipotentiary

in China, Chief Superintendent.

of British Trade in China, and Sovernor of the Island of Hong Kong, has represented to me that Sir Henry Pottinger, on proceeding to China, was allowed an

third of the

being one thi

Outfit of £2,000. being

amount of salary assigned to him;

and Mr Davis has requested

that a

similar indulgence may be extended

во

- himself on proceeding to discharge the same dutier which have been

Lords Commisioners gt. M. Treasury.

дж

imposed

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