CO129-023 - Sir John Davis - 1848 [1-3] — Page 246

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years residence

concurrence

in the

the colony,

and with the

of the Executive Council I have

determined to advance £. 100 for Mr. Miles's passage to England by sea, and to solicit Your Lordship's sanction to the grant, under the circumstances above detailed. Should Your Lordship be unable

to give the necessary sanction, it will be an

advance on

the half salary of £. 125 per

per annum,

to which Mr. Miles is entitled during his absence: A certificate of the last date of payment, is

annexed.

I have the honor to be,

"With the highest respect, Your Lordship's,

Mr Merivale.

Should the advance

be sanctioned

it will be deducted from the half salary, under the circumstances of this case.

May 24

by G[overn]or

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant

Samuel George Bonham

endorsed in this Department May 30th sent Back to day bef1/48 ww

Coll[onial] Resources Certificate which

was sent

G[overno]r Bonham

10/3. Hong Kong

24/2

34

1 Jan 14/0.

I have to acknowledge

your despatch

31 of

the west of your

Predecessor

on this subject. I scarcely know what to make of it, so much reporting that

it is difficult to understand.

I read it at first as meaning that the £100 granted to Mr.

Miles is to be considered

as an advance of half Salary.

I have granted £100 to Mr. Miles, the

third Clerk in the Colonial Secretary's office at Hong Kong, to enable him to defray

the expense of his passage

to this Colony, under the circumstances

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years residence concurrence in the the colony, and with the of the Executive Council I have determined to advance £. 100 for Mr. Miles's passage to England by sea, and to solicit Your Lordship's sanction to the grant, under the circumstances above detailed. Should Your Lordship be unable to give the necessary sanction, it will be an advance on the half salary of £. 125 per per annum, to which Mr. Miles is entitled during his absence: A certificate of the last date of payment, is annexed. I have the honor to be, "With the highest respect, Your Lordship's, Mr Merivale. Should the advance be sanctioned it will be deducted from the half salary, under the circumstances of this case. May 24 by G[overn]or Most Obedient, Humble Servant Samuel George Bonham endorsed in this Department May 30th sent Back to day bef1/48 ww Coll[onial] Resources Certificate which was sent G[overno]r Bonham 10/3. Hong Kong 24/2 34 1 Jan 14/0. I have to acknowledge your despatch 31 of the west of your Predecessor on this subject. I scarcely know what to make of it, so much reporting that it is difficult to understand. I read it at first as meaning that the £100 granted to Mr. Miles is to be considered as an advance of half Salary. I have granted £100 to Mr. Miles, the third Clerk in the Colonial Secretary's office at Hong Kong, to enable him to defray the expense of his passage to this Colony, under the circumstances
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years residence concurrence in the the bolony, and with the of the Executive Council I have determined to advance £. 100 for Mr. Miles's passage to England by sea, and to solicit Your Lordship's sanction to the grant, under the circumstances above detailed. Should Your Lordship be unable to give the necesary sanction, it will be an advance on the half salary of £. 125 par per annum, to which Mr. Miles is entitled during his absence: A certificate of the last date of payment, is annered. I have the honor to be, "With the highest respect, Your Lordship's, Mr Merivale. Should the advance Сака, le sanctioned S of Salary, under the cinces ofthie a. 24/5. km May 24 by Gerich Most Obedient, Humble Servant ndani Lam endored in this Dop geven to Agest fent Back to day bef1/48 ww Coll Tresources Certificate which گے Salent Gormon Bonham 1039. Hong te Hong 242 34 1 Jan 140. B 3/ I have to acknowlage- 31 the west of youn Prestreefron Bespalits. 130 of on repensisz Sie S. Dais auspatch I scarcely know the 7 much reporting that whathen be means that the £ 100 spund to Mr. Thiles is to be considered. or... a. as an advance of helf Salary. rest. I read it at first in the former stuse I should had at? it 10: Htm bed the he has granted Luvu of it 100 to ter miles, the third Clerk in the Colomil Freemary at Hong thong, to enable him to defrag expense of his prefregle to this Coscubry- and under the precumben the
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years residence

concurrence

in the

the bolony,

and with the

of the Executive Council I have

determined to advance £. 100 for Mr. Miles's passage to England by sea, and to solicit Your Lordship's sanction to the grant, under the circumstances above detailed. Should Your Lordship be unable

to give the necesary sanction, it will be an

advance on

the half salary of £. 125 par

per annum,

to which Mr. Miles is entitled during his absence: A certificate of the last date of payment, is

annered.

I have the honor to be,

"With the highest respect, Your Lordship's,

Mr Merivale.

Should the advance

Сака,

le sanctioned

S

of Salary, under the cinces ofthie

a. 24/5.

km May 24

by Gerich

Most Obedient,

Humble Servant

ndani

Lam

endored in this Dop geven to Agest fent Back to day bef1/48 ww

Coll Tresources Certificate which

گے

Salent

Gormon Bonham

1039. Hong te

Hong

242

34

1 Jan 140.

B

3/

I have to acknowlage-

31

the west of youn

Prestreefron

Bespalits.

130 of

on repensisz Sie S. Dais

auspatch I scarcely know the 7 much reporting that

whathen be means that the £ 100 spund to Mr.

Thiles is to be considered.

or...

a.

as an advance of helf Salary.

rest. I read it at first in the former stuse

I should had at?

it 10: Htm

bed the

he has granted

Luvu

of it 100 to ter miles, the

third Clerk in the Colomil Freemary at Hong thong, to enable him to defrag

expense of his prefregle

to this Coscubry- and

under the precumben

the

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