CO129-066 - Public Offices - 1857 — Page 436

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one of the Colonies, to the discharge of the Nominating your Manorialist to some other suitable Appoint. Money from the frends of the Colony of Stong Kong.

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by every extention within his power. ever feel most sincerely gratifuls, and always Study to him, while for the bestowal of such patronage he would with your approbation would be esteemed preferable by upon him, the latter mode of Compensation - should it meits most respectfully intimating that, having a family dependant Frustes that he will not be considered presumptuous in here attention within his power to exhibit; and Your Memorialist Abways endeavour to bring the atment Zeal discretion and ducties of which your Memorialist legs to State he will

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James Stickson.

Letter NJ.

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Copy Letter To Mr Mercer, Colonial Secretary, Hong Kong.

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In

with which

Victoria, 31.th

January, 1857.

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consequence of what passed at an intervicio You favoured

Wednesday last, I have the honour to Submit the following Itatument for the infor :mation of His Excellency Sis John Bowring, with respect to the impressions under which I applied to the Government for my pursuit Appointment. the actual cucumstances in which I find myself placed, and the increased Salary which I belive to be actually necessary for my support in the due discharge of my public duties :

me,

I found it

source concet

Duties

When a prospect of my coming to China in the capacity which I now hold opened before exceedingly difficult to obtain from any and precise information as to the probable extent of. of the Circumstances of the Colony ; I was however indured to believe that the surn of £200 p. Ann: would with the opening for private practice which I was under the impression

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for

reasonably certain to present itself, be a fais remuneration, the Amount of duty I might be required to perform on whalf of Government : From private sources I was also Ad to belie that the exxpenses of living and House rents were moderate,

altogether from my Confedince in the liberality of Ster Majesty's Government towards their sewants. I dismissed all misgivings

very Short Notice proceded to my Post. On conical here, however, I found those expectations

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