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No 40.

Civil.

My Lord,

to Treas: 5 Juneque (Inc. in mig)

For. 8 Aug/48

N4

Copy

877

At the

1041. 14. Kongs

250

RECEIVED

MW24 1848

Victoria, Hongkong,

13th March, 1848.

same time that the several reductions of Salaries already effected, or prospectively recommended by me, are a proof of my desire to bring the Expenditure of the Colony within due bounds, it is equally imperative on me to attend to the just claims of deserving individuals. My attention has long been directed to the steady and indefatigable exertions of Mr Runnacker, in the Treasury Department, upon a Salary of £270 per annum, barely sufficient in this place to live upon respectably, and I have accordingly to request Your Lordship's sanction to his receiving from the end of this quarter a small augmentation of £30 a year, making his

The Right Honorable

The Earl Grey,

 

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No 40. Civil. My Lord, to Treas: 5 Juneque (Inc. in mig) For. 8 Aug/48 N4 Copy 877 At the 1041. 14. Kongs 250 RECEIVED MW24 1848 Victoria, Hongkong, 13th March, 1848. same time that the several reductions of Salaries already effected, or prospectively recommended by me, are a proof of my desire to bring the Expenditure of the Colony within due bounds, it is equally imperative on me to attend to the just claims of deserving individuals. My attention has long been directed to the steady and indefatigable exertions of Mr Runnacker, in the Treasury Department, upon a Salary of £270 per annum, barely sufficient in this place to live upon respectably, and I have accordingly to request Your Lordship's sanction to his receiving from the end of this quarter a small augmentation of £30 a year, making his The Right Honorable The Earl Grey,   The corrections made include: - "Aus/48" corrected to "Aug/48" - "precommended" corrected to "recommended" - "black" corrected to "in" - "duc" corrected to "due" - "Runaccker" corrected to "Runnacker" - "£.270" and "£. 30" corrected to "£270" and "£30" respectively, as per standard formatting for currency. - The text is formatted into paragraphs using HTML tags. - The original text's errors and inconsistencies are preserved where correction was not clear or would alter the original content.
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No 40. Civil. My Lord, to Treas: 5 Juneque (Inc. in mig) For. 8 Aus/48 N4 Copy 877 At the 1041. 14. Kongs 250 RECERED MW24 1848 Victoria, Honghong, 13th March, 1848. same time that the several reductions of Salaries already effected, or prospectively precommended by me, are a proof of my desire to : bring the Expenditure of the Colony within duc bounds, it is equally imperative on me to attend to the just claims of deserving individuals. My attention has long been directed to the steady and indefatigable exertions of Mr Runaccker, black the Treasury Department, upon a Salary of in £.270 per annum, barely sufficient in this place to live upon respectably, and I have accordingly to request. Your Lordship's sanction : to his : receiving from the end of this quarter small augmentation of £. 30 a The Right Honorable The Earl Grey, te% Ve Ve a year, making his
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No 40.

Civil.

My Lord,

to Treas: 5 Juneque (Inc. in mig)

For. 8 Aus/48

N4

Copy

877

At the

1041. 14. Kongs

250

RECERED

MW24 1848

Victoria, Honghong,

13th March, 1848.

same time that the several

reductions of Salaries already effected, or prospectively

precommended by

me,

are a

proof of my

desire to

: bring the Expenditure of the Colony within duc bounds, it is equally imperative

on me to attend

to the just claims of deserving individuals. My attention has long been directed to the steady and

indefatigable exertions of Mr Runaccker, black the Treasury Department, upon a Salary of

in

£.270 per

annum,

barely sufficient in this

place to live upon respectably, and I have

accordingly to request. Your Lordship's sanction :

to his

: receiving from the end of this quarter small augmentation of £. 30 a

The Right Honorable

The Earl Grey,

te%

Ve

Ve

a

year, making his

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