CO129-064 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [8-10] — Page 377

difficulties imposed upon them

in order to support themselves

in consequence

During the past year of the extrandinary high prices of food, lodging, to, cancer by the

Canton Fisturbance and by the influx of a considerable Military and Naval Force. The Colonial Treasurer in his Report fruwaded) by the last Mail has already alluded to this subject and there is a general coneumence among all the Superion officials of my governments in the opinion that the allowance of a percentage on the Salaries of £300 and less per Anmum is only a reasonable

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Concession to an urgent

urgent claim which I hope will not be of a

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permanent character._

I have the hour tobe, With the highest respect,

Jir",

Your Most Obedient

"Fumble Servant.

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