CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6] — Page 284

Salary should be transmitted to Lord Stanley's favorable conditisation

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the foregoing correspondence that His Excellency may perceive that ever since my confirmation at Glarbor Master, Shave Considered

myself as not bound by my Warrant to perform the duties of Marine Magistrate, and that I continued to perform them be the time of my leaves of t to fundland in the hope that centerally toons pacemviration would be given rue for this additional duty.

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I returned to Hongkong fully resolved to lay befen Fich Excellency every representation which might bettify to the justice of relieving me from the duties of a Magistrate,

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duties which are alone sufficient to occupy the serious attention of One individual, without having his mind distracted from them by the responsibilities of another department, and I resou

I rejoiced greatly that without any application my part His Excellency, pleased to transfer these duties to the Police Magistrate is per

Copy of a letter from Colonial Officer to the Heible Major Cosine prins 25th March 18 inchicl His Excellency Coincides with an in

Opicion theat was only temporarily doing the duties of Marine Marchate as will appear by the following paragrafel in the letter deferred

There bring to Salary attached to the Office of Marine Magistrate which was only Temporary arrangement no increase "of Salary can be suade an, this accounti

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