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Mr. Meninte

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sony

seperty treasures –

I have the Honor to be

your lordships mont

Humble and obedient Servant

ARMason

This report is

only.

unintended to show the

be entitled to

fromthe depophis

Fully

half salary

incbarcation.

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26 April, 1852.

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I

have the horror & submit. consideration the following

I have but vcrutty erturned from Henghong, in which colony I performed the duties of Acting Colonial Chaplain for upwards of 20 months, from 24th April 1850. till

im

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th

5 January,

1852

room of the consand Vincent Hanture, Who returned home on lick Certificate.

M. Hanton's leave of absence expired

on 24th Fetobe last, but he was pre-

6 months' Extension of he has siner resigned.

ti

leave without Sal

th

tout Salary:

appointment. In

consegumer of this arrangement, his

half- Salary from 12ts 24th to the date of his inccessor's appointment is still umpard; & I presume that I am Entitled to a portion of it,

portion of it for the 2/3 months during which I continued & hold the appointment. As the Colonial Chaplain's Salary is £700 a year. deducting Income Tax, the sun, which wonts thus