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been able to support yourself in this expensive place in the most Exonomical scale of living, and from the fact of no clecks or

assistants being allowed you. it would be morally impossible fo you thave continued your duties, especially during the heat рут of the summer months, even of your health had continued Whist ; Efeel also confident that not a cent less than to 600 pe ann. would have cuabled you to support your position with comfort and anything like ease & gouself. I have been a resident here for Eleven years and speak from Experience as to the expenses of living. Wishing you a favourable toyage bom native land and Every success to the future,

S.S. Heckson M

ital Steam Packed My Deansin

at At Kong.

spany W. Hickson

Bebeit me bremain.

My Dear Lin

most suicenty ynus.

wm Gaskell

Stong Rong. Jebry 10 1857.

Staving been in practice in this Colony in my present persession of a Erbiciter and Notary Public for about four years,

I. am well acquainted with the prices of Kent & pervisions, and have no hesitation in saying that they are keenly, if not quile; three times those of home prices; To support you here your falans is

too

manny

etterly madequate, and as for ottaining private practice, the Rofession and the Colony thought there were Lawyers in the business before you anival; Besides from my kumwledge and observation of the duties of the Offices to which you were ap: : pointed Seamust see what time could have spared toward if we, who had preceded you, had not

pivate practice even

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Yong ling, 4th.

leupe practice.

Gaskell, a Sol

Letter from

My Dem Sie.

Hong Kong. Febr. 111. 1857.

recessity for your resigning the offices of (rown

I believe there can be but one opinion as to the

Sherish, Coroner de,

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Colicitor

- Deputy

That unless you

choose bran into debt.

no other couse was left open 6 you; The Salary allowed was

quite out of the question and

your

duties to numeros.

here of between ten and Eleven

leave you us time to attend to private practice ; my Uesidence

Colony

yeau

has thean me that the

future than has attended your visit here

a pleasant passage home and for different success for the

(no small items) entirely out of the question: Wishing you

gomself upon in this place, leaving Office tent and Clecks

perfrum ; Sconsider £300 a year too little fagon to maintaine to express an opinion of the amount of official duty you had to

is a most expensive one, and my persession enabler me

S. J. Hickson

Hickson Ey

Victoria :

My dear Lic.

me

Zrus very Evely

Believe

A. J. Sarrant.

Sing King. 17. Jehuary 1857.

Fraternity in this Colony, However I dincenty

I exceedingly repet that we are to come to lose you

from amongst oxir Fraternity

in avery different manner to what,

trust the change will opecate for your welfare and fitive propert

advent-huehan

og caliclonely some of theme, Same certain que would not have

you from the several liberating which were crowded upon you.

out. With the Salary and such Emoluments as might to what your advent here has turned

been

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well