CO129-010 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 177

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rendered at stated regular periods; and that it will be more convenient that such payments should be made directly by the Treasurer, thereby keeping him at all times cognizant of the expenditure, than that they should continue to be paid by your office. It will therefore, in future, be unnecessary for you to pay directly any other than the sums due from day to day for hire of Coolies, or for the minor and casual expenses of your Office.

RECOMMENDATION FOR ADVANCE ON ACCOUNT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

AMOUNT SPECIFICATION OF WORK AMT. OF CONTRACT STATE OF WORK ALREADY ADVANCED ADVANCE RECOMMENDED

HONGKONG

Approved

Sir,

Please to pay the above mentioned advance of Contractor for the Work Specified to account. I have reduced your draft to $1000, which I have paid into the hands of your Cashier.

I enclose a form of "Recommendation for advances to Contractors" which it should be well that you may adopt, in sending such contractors.

To

The Secretary and Treasurer

GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG,

Printed at the Office of the GOVERNMENT OF CHINA.

Page 174

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rendered at stated regular periods; and that it will be more convenient that such payments should be made directly by the Treasurer, thereby keeping him at all times cognizant of the expenditure, than that they should continue to be paid by your office. It will therefore, in future, be unnecessary for you to pay directly any other than the sums due from day to day for hire of Coolies, or for the minor and casual expenses of your Office. RECOMMENDATION FOR ADVANCE ON ACCOUNT OF PUBLIC WORKS. AMOUNT SPECIFICATION OF WORK AMT. OF CONTRACT STATE OF WORK ALREADY ADVANCED ADVANCE RECOMMENDED HONGKONG Approved Sir, Please to pay the above mentioned advance of Contractor for the Work Specified to account. I have reduced your draft to $1000, which I have paid into the hands of your Cashier. I enclose a form of "Recommendation for advances to Contractors" which it should be well that you may adopt, in sending such contractors. To The Secretary and Treasurer GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, Printed at the Office of the GOVERNMENT OF CHINA. Page 174
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rendered. at stated regular periods; and that it will be more convenient that such payments should be made directly by the Treasurer, thereby Heping him at all times sognizant of the expenditure, than that_ they should continue to be paid by your office. It will therefore, in future. be "unnecessary for you to pay direelly any other than the sums due from day - prom day to day for hire. hire of Coolies, or for the : minor and .__ - "Casual - expences of your Office _: and on RECOMENDATION FOR ADVANCE ON ACCOUNT OF PUBLIC WORKS. AMOUNT SPECIFICATION OF WORK. AMT. OF CONTRACT. STATE OF WORK. ALREADY ADVANCED. ADVANCE RECOMMENDED. this HONGKONG Approved Sir, Please to pay the above mentioned advance of Contractor for the Work Specified to account. . I have reduced your draft. to $1000, which. I have paid into the hands of your Cashier. I enclose a form of "Recommendation for advances to Contractors" which it should. be well that you sending such contractors may adopt, in to To The Secretary and Treasurer GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, Printed at the Office of the FawD OF CHINA.J 174
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rendered. at stated regular periods; and that it will be more convenient that such

payments should be made directly by the Treasurer, thereby Heping him at all times sognizant of the expenditure, than that_ they should continue to be paid by your office. It will therefore, in future. be "unnecessary for you to pay direelly any other than the sums due from day

- prom day to day for hire.

hire of Coolies, or for the : minor and .__

-

"Casual - expences of your Office _: and

on

RECOMENDATION FOR ADVANCE ON ACCOUNT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

AMOUNT

SPECIFICATION OF WORK.

AMT. OF CONTRACT.

STATE OF WORK.

ALREADY ADVANCED.

ADVANCE

RECOMMENDED.

this

HONGKONG

Approved

Sir,

Please to pay the above mentioned advance of

Contractor for the Work Specified

to

account. . I have reduced your draft. to $1000, which. I have paid into the hands of your Cashier.

I enclose a form of "Recommendation

for

advances to Contractors" which it

should.

be well that you

sending such contractors

may adopt, in

to

To

The Secretary and Treasurer

GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG,

Printed at the Office of the FawD OF CHINA.J

174

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