CO129-023 - Sir John Davis - 1848 [1-3] — Page 18

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from the Tumerer

with the answers and

^

explanations required by

the Auditors.

Nr. 4.

Civil.

Draft with 2369

30

My Lord,

586

MAR 5

R548 17

Victoria, Honghong,

32 January.

1848.

I have received the enclosed Letter

from Mr R. Morgan, Clerk to the Auditor General, praying for some increase to his Salary and backed by a recommendation from the Auditor.

I might under ordinary circumstances have been induced to add £50 a year to Mr Morgan's Salary without reference home; but strictures have been passed many and far on the heavy expense of this Colony that it is my duty to make no augmentation of any consequence without previous sanction which I have to request to the above amount.

The Right Honorable,

"The Earl Grey;

etc.

etc.

etc.

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from the Tumerer with the answers and ^ explanations required by the Auditors. Nr. 4. Civil. Draft with 2369 30 My Lord, 586 MAR 5 R548 17 Victoria, Honghong, 32 January. 1848. I have received the enclosed Letter from Mr R. Morgan, Clerk to the Auditor General, praying for some increase to his Salary and backed by a recommendation from the Auditor. I might under ordinary circumstances have been induced to add £50 a year to Mr Morgan's Salary without reference home; but strictures have been passed many and far on the heavy expense of this Colony that it is my duty to make no augmentation of any consequence without previous sanction which I have to request to the above amount. The Right Honorable, "The Earl Grey; etc. etc. etc.
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from the Tumerer with the answers and ^ explanations required by the Auditors. Nr. 4. Civil. امرار Draft with 2369 30 My Lord, 586 trong không MAR 5 R548 17 Victoria, Honghong, 32 January. 1848. I have received the enclosed. Lotter from Mr R. Morgan, Clerk to the Auditor_ some increase to his General, praying for Salary and backed by from the Auditor. I might a recounnendation under. Ordinary circumstances have been induced to add £50 a a year to Mr * Morgan's Salary without reference home-, but. strictures have been passed- many far on the better expense of this Colony that it is I should make no augmentation of any consequence without previous sanction_ which I have to request- to the above amount. The Right Honorable, " The Earl Grey; te. tc. to.
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from the Tumerer

with the answers and

^

explanations required by

the Auditors.

Nr. 4.

Civil.

امرار

Draft with 2369

30

My Lord,

586 trong không

MAR 5

R548 17

Victoria, Honghong,

32 January.

1848.

I have received the enclosed. Lotter

from Mr R. Morgan, Clerk to the Auditor_

some increase to his

General, praying for Salary and backed by

from the Auditor.

I might

a recounnendation

under. Ordinary circumstances

have been induced to add £50 a

a year

to Mr

* Morgan's Salary without reference home-, but.

strictures have been passed-

many

far

on

the

better

expense of this Colony that it is I should make no augmentation of any

consequence without previous sanction_ which I have to

request-

to the above

amount.

The Right Honorable,

" The Earl Grey;

te.

tc.

to.

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