CO129-061 - Public Offices - 1856 — Page 349

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And once to Macao on delicate

and important duties, where

the exigencies of the Public Service did not permit of Sir John Davis or of Sir George Bonham's going

then themselves, and that he has

always acquitted himself to their satisfaction, and he confidently

refer the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies

and the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to Sir George Bonham, who is at

345

present in England, for his testimony in Mr. Johnston's favor,

which, but for Sir George's temporary absence from China when

Mr. Johnston retired and left that

Country by the permission of the Right Honorable the Earl of

Malmesbury, he is sure he would have obtained in higher

terms

It appears that some of this is in the subjoined

written document

M.R. Johnston

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And once to Macao on delicate and important duties, where the exigencies of the Public Service did not permit of Sir John Davis or of Sir George Bonham's going then themselves, and that he has always acquitted himself to their satisfaction, and he confidently refer the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies and the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to Sir George Bonham, who is at 345 present in England, for his testimony in Mr. Johnston's favor, which, but for Sir George's temporary absence from China when Mr. Johnston retired and left that Country by the permission of the Right Honorable the Earl of Malmesbury, he is sure he would have obtained in higher terms It appears that some of this is in the subjoined written document M.R. Johnston > S
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And once to macas on delicate and important duties, where the exigencies of the Public Savice Hix not permit of Sie Wohn Davis or of Sie George Bonham's Going then themselves, and that he has asivays acquitted himself to their satisfaction, and he confidenty refer the Right Honorable the Secreting of State for the Colonies and the Right Honorable the Scoutary of State for Foreign Affair to the Grooge Bonham, who is at = 345 present in England, for his Listimony in Mr Wohnstons favor, which, but for hi george's tempong Absince from China when Ir Johnston retired and left that- Commbry by the permission of the Right Honorable the Earl of Malmesbay, he is one he would have obtained in higers higen terins it popider than that boone in in the subjoined written document M.R. Johnston > S
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And once to macas on delicate

and important duties, where

the exigencies of the Public Savice Hix not permit of Sie Wohn Davis or of Sie George Bonham's Going

then themselves, and that he has

asivays acquitted himself to their satisfaction, and he confidenty

refer the Right Honorable the Secreting of State for the Colonies

and the Right Honorable the Scoutary of State for Foreign Affair to the Grooge Bonham, who is at =

345

present in England, for his Listimony in Mr Wohnstons favor,

which, but for hi george's tempong Absince from China when

Ir Johnston retired and left that-

Commbry by the permission of the Right Honorable the Earl of

Malmesbay, he is one he would have obtained in higers

higen terins

it popider than that boone in in the subjoined

written document

M.R. Johnston

>

S

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