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Certain Civil Officers of the Navy are allowed proper rations in Contract Vessels at the public expense, being required to pay only for their passages.

The grant of passage to other civil officers is subject to the Contract rate; to be paid by themselves, is quite distinct from the question of how rations have lately been settled by the Admiralty.

1 Inclosure.

Submitting a copy of a letter from Mr. Rienecker on the subject of charge for messing in Contract Steam Packets, and applying for instructions.

[...]

To His Excellency Governor Sir J. Bowring,

18 February, 1856.

Torrias, Hongkong,

The Right Honorable H. Labouchere, M.P.

J. Bowring to the Right Honorable H. Labouchere, M.P., in reply to those who had disputed the right of passengers.

Explains the matter of H.M. Kolay.

H.M. 8/M 7. Bun nel C. of May Fir & Dancs.

Mr. Merivale, Hong Kong, 14th May /56.

J.W. Rienecker have taken the right view with respect to the charge for Mess.

MINUTE

W.R. Elliot, M'Merivale, H.J. Ball.

#Sect Labouchere

1856 MAYA

325

3920 chung hang

Shewing your Despatch 236. of the 18 of February enclosing the copy of a letter from Mr. Rienecker relative to the charge of 8/8 a day to which he was subject as a Contract Passenger on board the Peninsular and Oriental Company's Vessel.

The Construction followed by yourself and by Mr. Rienecker in terms of the Circular of the 4th of February.

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Certain Civil Officers of the Navy are allowed proper rations in Contract Vessels at the public expense, being required to pay only for their passages. The grant of passage to other civil officers is subject to the Contract rate; to be paid by themselves, is quite distinct from the question of how rations have lately been settled by the Admiralty. 1 Inclosure. Submitting a copy of a letter from Mr. Rienecker on the subject of charge for messing in Contract Steam Packets, and applying for instructions. [...] To His Excellency Governor Sir J. Bowring, 18 February, 1856. Torrias, Hongkong, The Right Honorable H. Labouchere, M.P. J. Bowring to the Right Honorable H. Labouchere, M.P., in reply to those who had disputed the right of passengers. Explains the matter of H.M. Kolay. H.M. 8/M 7. Bun nel C. of May Fir & Dancs. Mr. Merivale, Hong Kong, 14th May /56. J.W. Rienecker have taken the right view with respect to the charge for Mess. MINUTE W.R. Elliot, M'Merivale, H.J. Ball. #Sect Labouchere 1856 MAYA 325 3920 chung hang Shewing your Despatch 236. of the 18 of February enclosing the copy of a letter from Mr. Rienecker relative to the charge of 8/8 a day to which he was subject as a Contract Passenger on board the Peninsular and Oriental Company's Vessel. The Construction followed by yourself and by Mr. Rienecker in terms of the Circular of the 4th of February. Page 330 Page 331
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Certain Civil Officers of the Navy

allowed Proper

ade

in Contract Vessels it the

ublic expense, being required to pay only For their

The

grant of Passage

to other boil

Entered.

"fects at the Contract rate; to be paid by Sister Bron

themselves, is quite,

ph...

distinct

of how lately been settled by the Admiralty

1 InclosuRRI.

Areceives

Submitting

letter from

Mr Rienecker

on the

subject of charge for

messing in

Contrach

Steam Packets, and applying for instructions.

کھائی ملک

to

Governor Six

18 February, 1856.

torias, Hongkong,

The Br. Horible

H. Labouchere, M.P.

J. Bowring

to such

who had dishuted the right

Passager.

Drast

Explains the

marter

HM Kolay 7

H M 8 M

7. Bun

nel

C

of May

Fir & Dancs

Mr Marivele

Rong

The

how how.

Tom May t

Sovet of

Hong

JWth Rienaceker

have taken the right

view with respec

to the charge for Mess

секог

میره

Scler. Brewing

860

MINUTE

WRElliot M'Merivale HJ. Ball

#Sectabouchere

1856 MAYA

325

3920 chung hang

14th May /56

Sheve remind your

16 W 255

10. In

Despatch 236. of the 18 of

February enclosing the Coffey

of a letter from

Men

Hinsecker relative to

ہے

o charge of 8/8 a day

a

Jon Meping

" to which

he was subsectiol as a

Contract Pepenger

or

board the Peninsulen and Oriental Company's Fiffel.

The Construction Jeloved

by yourself and by Les Remsecker

terons of the

the

Arculer of the qt of Felmany

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