Your Memorialist begs leave to state that it would have been his most earnest desire to have retained his appointment until the result of an application to the Home Government for an amelioration of his position – by either an increase of Salary - granting of a public office and assistants or a lessening of Official duties - Could have been ascertained, but that, in consequence of the observations of Sir John Bowring discouraging any hope of such application being successful, your Memorialist found that his remaining in the Colony under the circumstances in which he was placed, pending the decision of the Home Government, could only have been done at a cost of not less than £5 per week in excess.
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Office accommodation and assistants were provided free of all expense to himself: with such accommodation and assistants already at his control, it is respectfully submitted that M. May possesses advantages in undertaking the offices of Deputy Sheriff & Coroner which not only did not exist but were refused in the case of Mr. Lever, supposing that credit under his circumstances was desirable or could be procured, in a portion of debt and difficulty.
Your Memorialist, who had the onerous duties of Three important Departments to discharge in the Colony without being provided with any office accommodation, save so far as such assistance and accommodation could be obtained by the appropriation (as has been shown) of at the least, the entire salary of Officials, a state of circumstances that has only been made possible by the Clerk or Bailiffs being at his disposal.
Your Memorialist earnestly directs your particular attention to the circumstances to which your Memorialist begs to state that, after the Offices he had held having been considered by the Community generally as having been discharged satisfactorily, but to his own personal disadvantage, a testimony to his having Endeavored to perform his several duties to the best of his ability was placed at his disposal on the part of the Community, entirely unsolicited - a passage to England was provided at his own expense, and to state the fact that a pecuniary assistance was also offered.
Your Memorialist would respectfully beg leave to impress upon you that in resigning his appointment and duties, onerous as they were, upon a Salary not adequate to discharge such official expenses, and consequently leaving your Memorialist in a position to which he should not have been reduced: having been considered by the Community generally as being in a position to perform his several duties satisfactorily.
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Your Memorialist begs leave to refer to the letter appended hereto, more particularly to those of Dr. Bridges (the present acting Colonial Secretary) and of Dr. Jack (your Memorialist's medical adviser) and of M. Kingsmill (the present acting Attorney General), and to state the fact that a feeling generally felt in the Colony for your Memorialist was expressed in the letters from several persons appended hereto.
By Hong Kong, he was compelled to take such a step, not by the weighty duties which he had to perform.
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him
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accommodation and assistants free of all expense. to himself : with such pee accommodation and assistants already
at his control, it is respectfully submilled that M. May possesses advantages. in undertaking the offices of Deputy Sheriff & Coroner
which, not only did not
exist but were refused in the case of
in,
to discharge
the
in
the Colony expon
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Departments
your Memorialist, who, onerous duties of Three important
but
a
Salary of £300 per
unprovided with any office
hacde
by Cleaks or Bailiffs and
accommodation, save so far as such
assistance and accommodation could be obtained by the
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your particular attention;
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his most earnest desire whave retained his appointment until
: the result of an application to the Home Goverment. Jan-
amelioration of position – by either an increase
the
of Salary - granting of a public office and assistants or a lessening
of Official duties - Could have been as certained, but that, in : dependant of the obecivations of Sir John Bowring discouraging
uny hope of such application being successful, you mamicialiet found that his remaining in the Colony under the cir
circum.
: stances in which he was placed, pending the decision of the
Home Grvemment, could only have been done at a cost of out
less than £5 per week in excess
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: nation had been accepted, and, in proof of the sympathy
his resis: after of the Offices he had held fusome
the to cembarrass the Grvemment, Le continued to dischage.
Your mensualist begs respectfully tootate that, unwilling
ratily; print him either hastily or inconsidera
you were pleased tap: not having resigned the post to which several duties imposed upon him, as well as in proof of his the : the impossibility of his continueing unaided to discharge in proof of the extreme difficulties attending his position, and
General ) and of Dr. Jack (your Memorialists medical adviser) Colonical Secretary) of M. Kingsmill (the present acting Allomy more particularly to those of Dr Bridges (the present acting Your Memorialist begs leave to refer to the letter appended hats
duties
time
Memorialisté untenable
in a position to which he should not have been reduced : having been considered by the Community generally as placed : coured to perform his several dulie's satisfactorily, but to his memsicalist respectfully submits - not only whi's having Endex : disposal on the part of the Community, a bestimony - your passage blugland, entirely unsolicited - was placed at his persons appended heels, and to state the fact that a pec
to the letters from several position he begs leave to refer you generally felt in the Colony for your
ryto ry,
which he had to perform but by Hong Kong, he was compelled to lake such a step, not by the weighly leain impress upon you that in reigning his appointment and
Your Memorialist would respectfully beg leave to
duties, onerous
as they were,
Merunialist :quale pr official expenses, and consequently leaving your the fact of his having to discharge such upon a Eulary not a de:
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