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no inconsiderable part of the

cottiness of this Settlement may

be owing that so many different Departments of the Public Service have had to Establish Themselves in it as a new

Colony, Each probably from a laudable zeal for the efficiency of it's own branch being anxious to provide fully for own wants, without

being called upon to take

a general view of the whole of the resources available for the Colonial Service. Lord Grey apprehends that the only means of arriving at any

satisfactory result on this question, will be to invest

some one authority with general powers of inquiry for the purpose, and he apprehends

that the Governor would be

the proper person to be entrusted with such an investigation

I am therefore to request

that

you

will bring this

15

subject before the Admiralty Ordnance

and will move them, if they

see no objection to the proposal comes

to instruct

the Officers under their orders at Hong Kong to afford to Governor Bonham Every

information

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213 no inconsiderable part of the cottiness of this Settlement may be owing that so many different Departments of the Public Service have had to Establish Themselves in it as a new Colony, Each probably from a laudable zeal for the efficiency of it's own branch being anxious to provide fully for own wants, without being called upon to take a general view of the whole of the resources available for the Colonial Service. Lord Grey apprehends that the only means of arriving at any satisfactory result on this question, will be to invest some one authority with general powers of inquiry for the purpose, and he apprehends that the Governor would be the proper person to be entrusted with such an investigation I am therefore to request that you will bring this 15 subject before the Admiralty Ordnance and will move them, if they see no objection to the proposal comes to instruct the Officers under their orders at Hong Kong to afford to Governor Bonham Every information
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213 no inconsiderable part of the cottiness of this Settlement may be owing that so many different, Deportments of the Public Service have had to Establish Ferrselves in it as a new · Colony, Each probably from a Pandable geal for the efficiency of it's own branch being viscious to provide fully for own wants, without called upon to take to the circumstance being a general view of the whole of the resources available for the Colonial Service. Lord Grey apprehends that the only means of arriving at any satt farction satisfactory result on this question, will be to invest some one authority with general howers of inquiry for the purpose, and be apprehends that the Governor would be the proper person to be entrusted with such an inverigation am therefore to request that you will bring this 15 subject before the resour admiralt Ordnance and will move them, if they see us objection to the prepared comes come to instruct the Officers under their orders at Hong Hong to afford to Governor Bonham Every information
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no inconsiderable part of the

cottiness of this Settlement may

be owing that so many different, Deportments of the Public Service have had to Establish Ferrselves in it as a new

· Colony, Each probably from a Pandable geal for the efficiency of it's own branch being viscious to provide fully for own wants, without

called upon to take

to the circumstance

being

a general view of the whole of the resources available for the Colonial Service. Lord Grey apprehends that the only means of arriving at any

satt farction

satisfactory result on this question, will be to invest

some one authority with general howers of inquiry for the purpose, and be apprehends

that the Governor would be

the proper person to be entrusted with such an inverigation

am therefore to request

that

you

will bring this

15

subject before the resour

admiralt Ordnance

and will move them, if they

see us objection to the prepared comes

come to instruct

the Officers under their orders at Hong Hong to afford to Governor Bonham Every

information

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