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No: 4 of 1845.

Incl. No. 1 in Despatch

No 26.

36

Colonial Office, Victoria, Hong Kong, 16th January, 1865.

Sir,

In reply to your letter of the 10th instant, I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to inform you that your application for an additional clerk was sanctioned yesterday in Council, pending a reference to Her Majesty's Government and that you are authorized to employ Mr. Nicol temporarily, at 100 Dollars a month from this date.

With reference to the statement contained in it that the Colonial payments for the current year will probably amount to £150,000 - His Excellency directs me to observe that by the Estimate furnished by yourself, The Honorable R. M. Martin, Esq.,

Letter from R. M. Martin applying for an additional clerk.

&c.

X.

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No: 4 of 1845. Incl. No. 1 in Despatch No 26. 36 Colonial Office, Victoria, Hong Kong, 16th January, 1865. Sir, In reply to your letter of the 10th instant, I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to inform you that your application for an additional clerk was sanctioned yesterday in Council, pending a reference to Her Majesty's Government and that you are authorized to employ Mr. Nicol temporarily, at 100 Dollars a month from this date. With reference to the statement contained in it that the Colonial payments for the current year will probably amount to £150,000 - His Excellency directs me to observe that by the Estimate furnished by yourself, The Honorable R. M. Martin, Esq., Letter from R. M. Martin applying for an additional clerk. &c. X.
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No: 4 of 1845. Incl. No. 1 in Despatch No 26. 36 folonial Office, Victoria, Honghong, 16th January, 1865. letter of the 10th Imetant reply to your directed by His hucellency the Governor Sir In reply to Iam you that your flerta an additional your application for was sanctioned yesterday in founcil, pending a reference to Her Majesty's Government and that to you are authorized employ Mr. Nicol temporarily, at this date. from this 100 Gollars a month from With reference to the statement- contained in it that the folonial payments for the current- will -year- Stis probably amount. to £150,000 - His Excellency directs me to observe that by the Estimate furnished by yourself; The Stonorable R. M. Martin, Rape, the Letter from her Martin applying for clerk. arr additional &c. X.
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No: 4 of 1845.

Incl. No. 1 in Despatch

No 26.

36

folonial Office, Victoria, Honghong, 16th January, 1865.

letter of the 10th Imetant

reply to your directed by His hucellency the Governor

Sir

In reply to

Iam

you that your

flerta

an

additional

• your application for was sanctioned yesterday in founcil,

pending a reference to Her Majesty's

Government and that

to

you are authorized

employ Mr. Nicol temporarily, at

this date.

from this

100 Gollars a month from

With reference to the statement-

contained in it that the folonial

payments for the current-

will

-year-

Stis

probably amount. to £150,000 - His

Excellency directs me to observe that by the Estimate furnished by yourself;

The Stonorable

R. M. Martin, Rape,

the

Letter from her Martin

applying for

clerk.

arr

additional

&c.

X.

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