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be desired to furnist full information

on the subject.

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Coverencont; and to

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Their Siroships desire more. parkeilarly to know whether the Entry in the Agents Account is correct as to the Draft in question having been in favor. of the Hong Kong Governance whom the draft was handed by t

Sohuston, or who

or who was the Party who received the money upon it pour messes. Deut 262 ; and should the money have been appropriated to a different servise from that for which it is stated to have been drawn, under what order or authority the change was made, and in what hecment on in what manner the Louis of B$ 30,000. has been accouited for.

Their Lonostup's concur in opinion with the Commiss covers of Euclit that Mr. Stewart, who appears to have acquitted huiself with industry and ability of the important duty of wending up the Accounts, should be allowed full Salary at the rate of £ $200 a year from the 15 April 1844, to whe ch date his salary was issued to him at Hong Kong, to the 30th Sept. 1844, when his duties in Churia terminated, and. half Salary prom the

latter date to the 31th March 1845 when. after attending at the Audit office to furnish explanations on the accounts,

he

and that he should

he quitted London;

London ; and

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also de Beinbaused the exficases of his Voyage from Hong Kong to England 233

Wrote to the Paymaster of Civil Services, and desire that he will make the payments ofsalary half Salary to The Stewart as above directed, and charge them to the Account of the thera Estat

Write to Mr. Stewart that their

the Tondship's have been pleased, in consideration of the service performed by hervin completing the Account of the Gover

ment of Hong

Fong, and of the Superintendents and Consular Establishment, to the close of the perion of Sir Sterrry Pottingers pes= - peausibility, to authorise the above payments to be made to tun,

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being furnished with an account of the achial expenses of his voyage from Hong Kong to England, their Sonoships will

duces the account to be reintensed to Bein.

Transmit a Copy of ther Muite to the Commissionices of audit for their information.