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have been necessarily promoted

some years ago, necessary

but so

det. Captain:

Elliott consider his presences :+Hongkong that he refused guld so his

fo

very

raheral

request to be at the head

of his Company in the operations against Canton.

As regards the adoption of either of his proposals, by one of them as youre Cordship, will frerceive) an immediate,

diate payment of £4,000 pr. pbout 23 years' salary would cause a saving. to the Colony of B1200 per annum Should this be impracticable

or

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his pension will still leave

a similar saving to the Colone

but in either case there must-

teed to him a certain

be guaran grant of land and the sale immediately upon his retirement

his Commission . Itioupon

of

the latter point that he feels

most

out concerns, Leoncern

would be.

delay

be fatal to the operation. of his scheme, and it take the liberty of pressing this subject stronghyupon Hours Cordshift consideration. The waving to Colony in the event of Major Caines retirement being effected :

to the

anner he desires would.

in the manner