CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6] — Page 442

as Cine

assistant haveyor he would I emenine have a claim to Employment Engineer prior to the Pope, whore serviin in the Land office indrequent to St. Clainly's no

were much

8 June 1846.

1666. Akong

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with reference to this Despatch frombie J. Davis think it necesary to lagbefore you the following #planation of the present state of the correspondence serpecting the principal Officer in A. Song.

Sir HtPottingen when

when in China appointed M.

hewart wast

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Gewent Wact as Keaauren of St. Hong, and in that deperit Internat received a considnable portion of the Chinese causom, andderchanged his duties in

a me

er a

to give high satisfaction to Sic 4. Pottinger. Ethen the formation of the Allong does Stanley, as Establishment was in pragees,

aware of Myllewanti claims

kiing (Ibelieve) aware of

appointed M. Motchfomery Martin Keaaurer, Merely displacing Mr. Stewart. Not long after

Mr. Martins arrival in

H.Houg, he

made askow

Cordepen

of uesigning his Office, and docd Stanly, in cogn of the representations made Whine in the meantime