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This regulation is of peculiar urgency.
5. With regard to your application for the payment to yourself of a salary of $4,500, I have to state that it is felt great difficulty in acceding to it when remembering the circumstances of the case.
The Bankes Neville had wished, as it appears, to disconnect the office of Governor of Hong Kong from that of Superintendent of Trade, Home Department, and had proposed to do so, but was only prevented from doing so by the resistance of certain Statutory provisions requiring their union for some purposes. But he proposed that the same object should be attained, as far as might be, by leaving to yourself as Governor only the direction of matters connected with the China trade, and placing the internal affairs of the Island under a Lieutenant...
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This regulation so of peculiar
sergency.
5. Will regard to
t
your application for The
pagment to yourself of a
Salary of Klood, I have ful that it is
felt great difficulty in
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acceding
it when remem
of the
the case.
The circumstances
The Bake
Nowenetle had wished,
it
as
appears,
to disconnect
the Mine of Governor of
Hong Kong from that of Seforintendent of Frade,
Home
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for? bi-neuch to it,
"and 'ving had to
and was
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only prevented
from doing so by the reistince
of collain Statutable provisions
requining
Their union.
for
some purpones. But he
proposed that the same
object should be attained,
As
• far as might be, by leaving to poneself as Govern only the Direction of mothers
Essnected with the China
trade, and placing
The
internal affairs of the
Island under a Lieutenanl
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