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Acknowledgement of Vacancies in certain Offices under your Government, as confirmed by Lord Gray's Despatch of the 23rd February 1850, the Salary of the Attorney General will be $1000 per annum instead of its previous amount of $1500.

Hong Kong, 30th October 1855

Oct. S. 412

I beg to acknowledge with thanks your notification, under date the 29th inst., on the subject of my passage money; informing me that though the Secretary of State could not pledge himself at liberty to grant any remuneration in respect of it, a contract passage shall be ordered for me on board the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company's vessels; whereby some reduction will be made in the cost of the passage.

It is, however, my grateful duty to state that the highly liberal Company should lose no time in letting the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Downing Street, know...

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Acknowledgement of Vacancies in certain Offices under your Government, as confirmed by Lord Gray's Despatch of the 23rd February 1850, the Salary of the Attorney General will be $1000 per annum instead of its previous amount of $1500. Hong Kong, 30th October 1855 Oct. S. 412 I beg to acknowledge with thanks your notification, under date the 29th inst., on the subject of my passage money; informing me that though the Secretary of State could not pledge himself at liberty to grant any remuneration in respect of it, a contract passage shall be ordered for me on board the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company's vessels; whereby some reduction will be made in the cost of the passage. It is, however, my grateful duty to state that the highly liberal Company should lose no time in letting the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Downing Street, know...
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: of Vacancies of certain unders Office your Gout and confirmeed by Lord Gray's Despatch of the 23 February 1850, ste Soxary of the Attorney Generat will be F1000 Fear instead. of its previous Amort of $1500. I have de 10085 Hang Ngaining Ser 30 beloon 1855 OCT.S 412 I beg to actinolidge with thanks novcation, under date Motor Com e 29th inst. -on the subject of my ssage money; informing me, the though the Secretary of State con of peel himself at letrenty to grant in respect of it any Mewanis contract passage thall be on board. :dered for me on of wire the Penimentar & Oriental Stam abels; whereby some reduction will be made in the cost of the aussage!' It is however my grateful duty that highly liberal Company · Emili should lose ses tuire :: Urivate Seg letting cretary of stale for the Colonice, Downing Street
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of

Vacancies

of certain

unders

Office

your Gout

and confirmeed

by Lord Gray's Despatch of the

23 February 1850,

ste Soxary of

the Attorney Generat will be F1000

Fear

instead.

of

its previous

Amort

of $1500.

I have de

10085 Hang Ngaining

Ser

30 beloon 1855

OCT.S

412

I beg to actinolidge with thanks

novcation, under date

Motor Com

e 29th inst.

-on the subject of my ssage money; informing me, the though the Secretary of State con of peel himself at letrenty to grant in respect of it

any

Mewanis

contract passage thall be

on board. :dered for me on

of

wire

the Penimentar & Oriental Stam

abels; whereby some reduction will be made in the cost of the aussage!'

It is however my grateful duty that highly liberal Company

·

Emili

should lose ses tuire

:: Urivate Seg

letting

cretary of stale for the Colonice,

Downing Street

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