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explain to your Lord that's the hard this of My position if obleged boretum & Hery Song Without this mother being settled. Fre affainted on the office of Jusseyn feveral by tir Kenny Pottinger (o gon Ludships was pleased to conform

the appointeet ) with

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house, and

Ce Salary of £1000 a year;

beity to take priest practive; believing My income and position the fixed (fr

My private practice was Hoffe

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upon quem Lordships pronting move Compensation so that my position thould. not be worse thin was riginally intruded) Thave simve been masiced; but now, if Mlijed & retien et present, Ithall healy have by solvry; out of which Mart provide Myself with a house at a cost of,

ot least, leasing the an income of £600 agem instead of upwede of £2000; for while twas in Hong Kong my Minate practic produced the upwards of £1500; and thad links

and that works on hand, and

per

£400

the promise of further employment from thesors fordine trottern of thes Me Kear & Co & various other firms Individuals which would have realized Mr me at Cart £1000

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Jean for the

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further

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further orders which tight have received_ Another reason for which Fam mort aux-

anxious In the additional period of leave, is that Shave reason to the believe prom the Statements of the Newspapers in Ceylon, well as prom private letters that it is the Intention of the Surveyer feneral of that Colony

to resign

appoints ent, and Ibentur & hope that in consideration of the circumstances of my

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Lordships

would be pleased Of transfer met that situation & thus Lottle the matter of Compensation as I took the liberty of suspecting & you Indships in my better of yt kuit; for even with less remuneration then that originally intended for me, the difference of the halve Money in the two Colonies would mote Ceylon more desirable. For me _

of

The third reason for which thame tregunt your Indship's fromable consideration of my

My requent is, the very delicate health of my wife.

wife at

in fast, very doubtful the would be able & accompany

is,

at the expiration of my present period of leav

Fenelone a

Contiguente from her

Medical Attendant that it would be

highly

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