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full Salary to the Office which, Half Salary (during his absence), he has provisionally filled. In July last, (as reported in Despatch No. 96 Dated 5th July,) the Contract of the Government with the late Inspector of the Hongkong Register but much, of refer in ho See Beran te d for the printing of Gazette, terminated. The work had been so disgracefully done that it was impossible to allow it to continue under the Government Contract, as it was a constant annoyance, - frequent inaccuracy, - and intolerable delays. The Hongkong Register was then, as it is now, under the Editorial care of Mr Bevan.
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A succession of attacks, scurrilous, scandalous, and false, upon himself and other members of the Government, have distinguished the Columns of the Hongkong Register from the period when the Government printing was transferred to other parties. I have several times been on the point of remonstrating with the Judge on the extreme indelicacy of these libellous tirades against the Government emanating from his clerk, - paid out of the public Chest, and sometimes evidencing that the Knowledge he possessed could only have been obtained in the confidential...
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full Salary to the Office which, Half Lalare (dening 1013 Fiotta's abenec), he has provisionally filled. In July last, (as reported in Despater 1.96 Dated SP July,) the this chaf Contract of the boremment with the aw wee insprictor of the Houghtong Register but much,
of
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for the printing of ingette, terminated. The work had been as disgracefully done that it
imposible to allow it to continue
the Government Contrach
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in hand whose ulter incompetence
dras a enuec
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ernstant annoyance,-
frequent inas, - and intolerable delays. The Houghong Register
was then, as it is now, under the Editorial care of Mr Bevan -
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A succession of attacks, Seunitous, scandalous, and fali
whon unself
umpelf and other lucuber.
members of the Government, have distinquished the Colummof the Aong Tong Register from the period on which the Goverment printing was transfund to other parties. I have several times on the point of remonstrating with the Judge on the extreme
been
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of there libellous tirates against the Foremment emanating from his clerk,- paid-
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out of the public Chest, _ and sometimes cridencing that the Knowledge he posccured could mali have been obtained in the confidential
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