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Admiral,

I am to acquaint you that Lord Grey has regretted my having to inform you that, in consequence of your protracted illness and the delays which would have arisen from it, it has been found necessary to suspend your contemplated appointment of Superintendent of Convicts in Western Australia, and his Lordship much therefore considers the letters addressed to you on this subject as cancelled.

[This had better be in a separate letter as it relates to a different colony. It must mean that the letters had been addressed to him both at Ceylon and ...]

#KP

The Letters having returned to the Office, Grey has decided that nothing further is needed.

Copy to dreads 29 Apr 4/50.

19ft with for 2440/50.

Earl Grey

La de Je

RECEIVED APR 22 1850

193, Jermyn Street, April 21st 1850.

My Lord,

In compliance with instructions received from His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong, I have the honor to report my arrival in this country yesterday morning, the 20th. I beg leave to forward the duplicate despatch No. 55, which was entrusted to my charge.

With reference to a communication your Lordship was kindly pleased to make to me at Malta about the charge made against my half-pay, I would only add to my first letter on the subject that as I was confined to bed for two months previous to my departure, more work may have been...


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Admiral, I am to acquaint you that Lord Grey has regretted my having to inform you that, in consequence of your protracted illness and the delays which would have arisen from it, it has been found necessary to suspend your contemplated appointment of Superintendent of Convicts in Western Australia, and his Lordship much therefore considers the letters addressed to you on this subject as cancelled. [This had better be in a separate letter as it relates to a different colony. It must mean that the letters had been addressed to him both at Ceylon and ...] #KP The Letters having returned to the Office, Grey has decided that nothing further is needed. Copy to dreads 29 Apr 4/50. 19ft with for 2440/50. Earl Grey La de Je RECEIVED APR 22 1850 193, Jermyn Street, April 21st 1850. My Lord, In compliance with instructions received from His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong, I have the honor to report my arrival in this country yesterday morning, the 20th. I beg leave to forward the duplicate despatch No. 55, which was entrusted to my charge. With reference to a communication your Lordship was kindly pleased to make to me at Malta about the charge made against my half-pay, I would only add to my first letter on the subject that as I was confined to bed for two months previous to my departure, more work may have been... MEMORANDUM INDEX
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Admir

be much us to scheine you from any serponability

Jame to wild that Lord

upretted

my frey has very much regist

thich in consequence of your Instonged ellness and the delays which would have arisen from it, it has

lo

been found necessary suspend your Combeugtated

Appointment of Superintendent

of Convicts in

Austribin

Western

and his Landshif

much therefore consider the

letters addrefund to you

on this subject

Have

as Cancelled

[ This had better be in a separate lotter is it relates to a

ш

different colony

it must ment thi letters had been add

to him both at Ceylon

#KP

beew

The Letters having returned to the Office, Grey has decided that nothing further is neat

The

Coppy to dreads 29 ap 4/50

19ft with for 2440/50.

Earl Grey

La de

Je

trong ng

RECEIVER

APR 22

1850

193

937. Jermyn Street

April. 21h 1850.

My Sorch. In comptavice with instruc.

tions received from His Excelliney the Gosernor of Hong Kong. I have the honor to report sug

arrival ui

this country yesterday morning the 20th fut I beg leave to forwend

the duplicate des patch M. 5.5

which was entrusted to

to my

charge.

Beth reference to a communication Jour Lordship was kindly pleased to make me at Malta about the charge Made against my

ainst my half pay. I would only add to my first letter on the subject that as I was confucced bed for two mouthis prescous to my departure, more work may have

been

ti

$

lemorand and Rew

NDEX

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