CO129-051 - Sir Bowring - 1855 [7-9] — Page 270

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of

trade shall have passed by the

Ly. Commilee of Hong Kong

No long

ar

The Govr.

of H.K. shall be

also Superintendent

2

Trade in China.

Sir John Davis

who first held these offices received from

This Country £6000

as Supt. per annum

of have under

Re

L

265

Foreign Office, and as Governor of Hong Kong.

under this Office : but

The whole was

placed

on

the Parliamentary Estimate for Hong Kong.

The salary of the Colonial Secretary (Major Caine) was fixed at

£1,800 per annum.

An

l

21

fact all the Hong Kong

salaries were extremely

high, owing to very exaggerated

notions of the importance

of the Colony having then

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of trade shall have passed by the Ly. Commilee of Hong Kong No long ar The Govr. of H.K. shall be also Superintendent 2 Trade in China. Sir John Davis who first held these offices received from This Country £6000 as Supt. per annum of have under Re L 265 Foreign Office, and as Governor of Hong Kong. under this Office : but The whole was placed on the Parliamentary Estimate for Hong Kong. The salary of the Colonial Secretary (Major Caine) was fixed at £1,800 per annum. An l 21 fact all the Hong Kong salaries were extremely high, owing to very exaggerated notions of the importance of the Colony having then Page 270 Page 271
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of trade shall h Lassed by the Ly. Commil of Hong Kong No long ar The God. of H.K. Stak be also Superintendent 2 Trade in China. Sir John Davis who fist held there offices receind from This Country #6000 loth as Supt. per annum of have unde Re L 265 Foreign Office, and as Governor of SonesKong. under this Office : but The whole was placed on the Parliamentary Sotionall for Hong Kong. The salary of the Colonial Secretary (Major (aine) was fried fixed at 1.800 per An In l 21 fact all the Hong Kong Jalaries were zatre sabremely high, sony senggole very sxaggerated notions of the importance of the Soland having then Page 270Page 271
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of

trade shall h Lassed by the

Ly. Commil of Hong Kong

No long

ar

The God.

of H.K. Stak be

also Superintendent

2

Trade in China.

Sir John Davis

who fist held there offices receind from

This Country #6000

loth as Supt.

per annum

of have unde

Re

L

265

Foreign Office, and as Governor of SonesKong.

under this Office : but

The whole was

placed

on

the Parliamentary Sotionall for Hong Kong.

The salary of the Colonial Secretary (Major

(aine) was fried

fixed at

1.800 per

An In

l

21

fact all the Hong Kong

Jalaries were zatre

sabremely

high, sony senggole

very sxaggerated

notions of the importance

of the Soland having then

Page 270Page 271

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