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Admiralty

Agents.

Foreign

Office

Home

Office

be instructed,

Precedence

on the

occurrence of the first

Vacancies, to make the

following reductions of Salary :

Colonial Sec. - £1,800 to £1,500 Chief Justice . £3,000 to £2,000 Attorney Genl - £1,500 to £1,000

I am desired to

acquaint you that Dr.

Morrison, the Colonial

Surgeon, gave up his practice in order to

accept his present Appointment at Hong Kong, and that Lord Grey apprehends

therefore that he could

not be deprived of his

office without ample

compensation ; and on

this ground, His Lordship

proposes rather to adopt the Governor's suggestion of awaiting the occurrence of a

vacancy, and to

instruct him that he is

then to dispense with

the office of Colonial Surgeon

and try the plan of entrusting the duties to

one of the Staff Asst. Surgeons on an allowance of £200

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Admiralty Agents. Foreign Office Home Office be instructed, Precedence on the occurrence of the first Vacancies, to make the following reductions of Salary : Colonial Sec. - £1,800 to £1,500 Chief Justice . £3,000 to £2,000 Attorney Genl - £1,500 to £1,000 I am desired to acquaint you that Dr. Morrison, the Colonial Surgeon, gave up his practice in order to accept his present Appointment at Hong Kong, and that Lord Grey apprehends therefore that he could not be deprived of his office without ample compensation ; and on this ground, His Lordship proposes rather to adopt the Governor's suggestion of awaiting the occurrence of a vacancy, and to instruct him that he is then to dispense with the office of Colonial Surgeon and try the plan of entrusting the duties to one of the Staff Asst. Surgeons on an allowance of £200
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Admiralt Agents. Foren Office Home Office be instructed, POCUVence on the of the first Vacancies, to make the following reductions of Salary : Colonial Secz .- £1.800 to £1.500 Thief Justice . £. 3.000 to £2.00 Attorney Gend £ 1.500 to £1.000 - I am desired to acquaint you that 9: rrison, the Coloniel. Marr disfwred of good Surgeon, gave up'n Comenten, practice in order to accept his present Appomtimenti at Hong Kong, and that Lord Grey apprehend's therefore that he could My f Ն 114 not be deprived of his office without ample compensation ; and on this ground. His Lordships proposes rather to adopt the Governor's suggestione of awaiting, the occnioneante of a vacancy. vacancy, and to instinct him that he is then to dispense, with tee office of Colonial Surger and tref the plan of extrusting the duties to BRIC of the Staff Ass. Surgeons ou an allowance of £200 on on
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Admiralt

Agents.

Foren

Office

Home

Office

be instructed,

POCUVence

on the

of the first

Vacancies, to make the

following reductions of Salary :

Colonial Secz .- £1.800 to £1.500 Thief Justice . £. 3.000 to £2.00 Attorney Gend – £ 1.500 to £1.000

-

I am desired to

acquaint you that 9:

rrison, the Coloniel.

Marr

disfwred of good

Surgeon, gave up'n Comenten,

practice in order to

accept

his present Appomtimenti at Hong Kong, and that Lord Grey apprehend's

therefore that he could

My f

Ն

114

not be deprived of his

office without ample

compensation ; and on

this ground. His Lordships

proposes rather to adopt the Governor's suggestione of awaiting, the occnioneante

of a vacancy.

vacancy, and to

instinct him that he is

then to dispense, with

tee office of Colonial Surger

and tref the plan of extrusting the duties to

BRIC

of the Staff Ass. Surgeons ou an allowance of £200

on

on

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