CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3] — Page 338

toral finances is

as I have before observed in your such that I cannot

sanction any charge bing them, and

tcmposed on

have toofpe desemed to

which

is not

clearly and absolutely

indispensable.

Thaan

In 4010/57

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Victoria, Hongkong,

23 February, 1857.

Right Stonorable Sir,

My length of Service

Fully 20 Years

to the Crown, - now

-

and the consciousness that

throughout that long period I

have used

my

exteno

perform my duty as

faithfully

the extent of my ability and the best of my energies would admit, - embolden me

to appeal to The Secretary of State for increase of Pazary

an

The Right Stonorato.

Henry Labouchere, M.P., Principal Secretary of State for the Honies,

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