CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12] — Page 146

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for

either

navigation Company no provision is made for the passage of officers' families to and from China, as is done Military Stations. Under these circumstances I beg to know if your

Lordship

can

permit

by the clause inserted at

to benefit

page 32 of

the Colonial Regulations in which it is stated that whenever a Lieutenant Governor is appointed to a Colony in

which a Superior Governor is resident

and exercising all the functions of

his

office, he will be entitled to receive a moiety of the passage

Allowance

assigned by the Regulations to the

Governor under whom he is about

to serve.

I beg

by the temporary

leave to add that during

absence of His Excellency

the Governor in visiting the Northern Ports I have exercised the functions

of Governor, and that for the expense of my voyage out here I received no passage allowance from the Colonial Government, although by the Regulation above quoted " I conceive I have, &c.,

I am entitled to it.

(Signed) W. Staveley,

Major General

(True Copy)

Comg. the Troops and Lieut. Governor.

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for either navigation Company no provision is made for the passage of officers' families to and from China, as is done Military Stations. Under these circumstances I beg to know if your Lordship can permit by the clause inserted at to benefit page 32 of the Colonial Regulations in which it is stated that whenever a Lieutenant Governor is appointed to a Colony in which a Superior Governor is resident and exercising all the functions of his office, he will be entitled to receive a moiety of the passage Allowance assigned by the Regulations to the Governor under whom he is about to serve. I beg by the temporary leave to add that during absence of His Excellency the Governor in visiting the Northern Ports I have exercised the functions of Governor, and that for the expense of my voyage out here I received no passage allowance from the Colonial Government, although by the Regulation above quoted " I conceive I have, &c., I am entitled to it. (Signed) W. Staveley, Major General (True Copy) Comg. the Troops and Lieut. Governor.
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for ither navigation Company no provision is made for the paceage of officers' families to and from China, as is done Military Stations. Under there circumstances I beg to Know if your Lordship Can permit лис by the clause inserted at to benefit page 32 of the Colonial Regulations in which it is stated that whenever a Lieutenant Sovernor is appointed to a Colony im which a Superion Governor is resident and exercising all the functions of his office, he will be entitled to receive a moiety of the paceage Allowance assigned by the Regulations to the Govern under whom he is about to serve. I by the temporary leave to add that during absence of His breelleney the Governor in visiting the Forthern Ports I have exercized the functions of Governor, and that for the expense of my voyage out here I acceived no pareage allowance from the folonial Government, although by the Regulation above quoted " I conceive I have, tc., I am entitled to it. (Signed) W. Staveley, Majon General (Tane (opy) Comg. the Troops and Lieut. Governor.
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for

ither

navigation Company no provision is made for the paceage of officers' families to and from China, as is done Military Stations. Under there circumstances I beg to Know if your

Lordship

Can

permit

лис

by the clause inserted at

to benefit

page 32 of

the Colonial Regulations in which it is stated that whenever a Lieutenant Sovernor is appointed to a Colony im

which a Superion Governor is resident

and exercising all the functions of

his

office, he will be entitled to receive a moiety of the paceage

Allowance

assigned by the Regulations to the

Govern under whom he is about

to serve.

I by

the temporary

leave to add that during

absence of His breelleney

the Governor in visiting the Forthern Ports I have exercized the functions

of Governor, and that for the expense of my voyage out here I acceived no pareage allowance from the folonial Government, although by the Regulation above quoted " I conceive I have, tc.,

I am entitled to it.

(Signed) W. Staveley,

Majon General

(Tane (opy)

Comg. the Troops and Lieut. Governor.

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