322
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desment
to the proposals for relief/relieuchment which you have submitted to me as
They are under the Consideration of the Lord Commipuine/Commissioner of the Treasury,
but no time shall be lost in communicating their Lordship's decision Known to you when Made to me.
In the meantime an opportunity has presented itself of employing Mr. Napier, whose situation must at Hong Kong be abolished, and I shall instruct you to inform him within a time certain of the date of this despatch as soon as you may. I consider that he has had a sufficient interval allowed him to prepare for the relinquishment of his office and means of proceeding to his new destination. In the meantime he will continue in the discharge of the duties of his office at his present salary. I regret this reduction in his emoluments but I have no better situation to offer him on the abolition of that which he now holds.
I am glad to have it in my power to appoint him at once to the Civil Engineer Office in Western Australia. The Salary of that Office is £300 per annum, with forage allowance for a horse. Mr. Napier will be entitled to half salary from the date of his departure from Hong Kong, and you are authorized, if it should be necessary, to advance him such a sum of Money as will be
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desment
to the proposals for relieuchment which you
have submitted to me as
They
are under the
Consideration of the Lord
Commipuine is offler Treasey,
but no time shall be.
lost in commum
nicating
their Lordship's decision
Known
to you
when
Made
to me.
In the meanutile au sportunity has presented
itself of ruploying Mr.
Napier,
whose silication
must
at Hong be abolished, and Showe
it will
to cartinct you inform
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within a time of the the se wife of this defeated as you
wridia
as soon as you may. consider that he has had a suffimen interval allowed him to prepare fort
the elchurture of to Artisan find means of froceeding to his new
tinat" in the mean time he will cont
de
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une in the discharge of the duties of his office at his
present salary
Isegret this reduct" in his emoluments but I have no better situath to offer him on the abolit" of that which he now holds
I hapur that Gottomer that!
am glad to have it in
They power
to appoint
him at once to the
Civil Enginion
Office of
in Western Australia.
The Salary sy that Office is £300 per annum,
with
forage allow were for.
a
Mr. horse. Bor Rapier will
be entitled to half salary
the pontia date opres
departure from Hong
Kong
and you
are
authinged, if it should the
to recpary, to advance
hime such a sum
Money
as will be
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