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For the Office of the Administrator,

Hong Kong,

To better understand their concerns, their Excellencies conceive that the amount of half Salary to which Mr. Napier is entitled must be a Contingent charge on the Hong Kong Government. At the same time, their Excellencies desire me to request that you will suggest to Earl Grey particularly cautioning the present Governor not to permit any recurrence of the oversight on the part of his Predecessor which had created the necessity of this Contingent charge being incurred.

M. Merivale thought it would be as well, perhaps, to send at the same time a copy of the Correspondence with the Treasury in sanctioning this charge.

Arn May 16

Treasury WB. 161

I am, Sir, your obedient Servant,

336

Hong Kong 42955 Song

116.

19 May 184q.

Governor Bonham, C.B.

Treasury 15-

I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch,

217. of the 10 of May,

reporting the refusal of Mr. Steinhauer to refund the half Salary attached to the Office of the Clerk of the Works and Engineer at Hong Kong, for the period during which he held the inferior provisional appointment. I transmit for your information copies of a correspondence on the subject between the Board of Treasury and this Department, and I have the same opinion that...

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For the Office of the Administrator, Hong Kong, To better understand their concerns, their Excellencies conceive that the amount of half Salary to which Mr. Napier is entitled must be a Contingent charge on the Hong Kong Government. At the same time, their Excellencies desire me to request that you will suggest to Earl Grey particularly cautioning the present Governor not to permit any recurrence of the oversight on the part of his Predecessor which had created the necessity of this Contingent charge being incurred. 7. M. Merivale thought it would be as well, perhaps, to send at the same time a copy of the Correspondence with the Treasury in sanctioning this charge. Arn May 16 Treasury WB. 161 I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, 336 2 Hong Kong 42955 Song 116. 19 May 184q. 97 Governor Bonham, C.B. Treasury 15- 18 18 19 I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, 217. of the 10 of May, reporting the refusal of Mr. Steinhauer to refund the half Salary attached to the Office of the Clerk of the Works and Engineer at Hong Kong, for the period during which he held the inferior provisional appointment. I transmit for your information copies of a correspondence on the subject between the Board of Treasury and this Department, and I have the same opinion that...

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Office

Admi

gen

les admitted as a

better, their braships conceive that the amount of half Salary to

which Mr. Napier is cubelled must Contingent charge the Hong Kong Government. At the same hive, then brassipes desire me to request that you will

The propriety of suggest to Earl Grey particularly cantioning the present Governor not to permit any

recurrense

the oversight on the part of his Predecessor which had created the necessity of this Contingent charge

sing

incurred

M. Merivale

mout it would be as

This pay. perhaps to send at the same time a copy In sanctioning.

Correspondence with the

Arn May 16

Treasury WB. 161

Jarn

Jour obedient Servont

سوملس

336

Hong 42955 Song

116.

19 Mayj4q.

Governor Bonhamn. C.?.

Treasury 15-.

Thave to acknowledge the

necist of your bespatiti

21% of the 10 of Valmary

217.

best reporting the refusal

of Mr Streich an to refund

the half Salary

the space of

attiched to

Cleste of the

Works and Engineer at Hong

Thong

docs for the period

свет

dening which he held the

infer: provisional appromitment. Stummit fr you wäher.

: mition copies of a correspondence

or the

subject between the Bonden

of Featury

and this Dept.

and as Save spinion that

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