Memorialist nothing whatever wherewith; to provide for his own Suffent;
tion to the.
circumstances
Your Memorialist, in Conclusion, caineetty prays your attention to the circumstances embodied in the pregoing Memorials, and hopefully trusts that, upon taking into your favourable Consideration, the unexpected difficulties of your memorialist's position - the lack of his having endeavored faithfully and conscientiously to discharge the several duties imposed upon him so long as he possibly could - the circumstance of his having been sent to a distant colony, as Hongkong, at a necessarily heavy expense for outfit – the unavoidable disarrangement of his family affairs during his absence from this Country - the fact of his health having suffered from labour and anxiety of mind while in the Colony and during the long voyage home, occupying seven months - you will be pleased to direct such Compensation as you may consider due.
As made to your memorialist, either in money from the funds of the Colony of Hongkong or else by nominating your memorialist to some other suitable appointment in any one of the Colonies, to the discharge of the duties of which your memorialist begs to state he will always endeavour with the utmost zeal, discretion, and attention within his power to exhibit;
Your Memorialist trusts that he will not be considered presumptuous in here most respectfully intimating that, having family dependant upon him, the latter mode of compensation, should it meet with your approbation, would be esteemed preferable by him, while for the bestowal of such patronage he would ever feel deeply grateful, and always ready to maintain the same by every exertion within his power.
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245
Copy Letter to Mr Mercer, Colonial Secretary, Hongkong
Left at your office, Victoria, 31 Jan. 1857, Wednesday, with which you favoured me on the 28th instant.
In consequence of what passed at an interview between us yesterday, and in order to place before you a connected and precise Statement of the facts relative to my coming to China in the Capacity which I now hold, I found it exceedingly difficult to procure from any source the necessary information.
As the prospect of my continuing in the discharge of my public duties is uncertain, and as it is actually necessary for my Support in the due performance of my duties, and the increased Salary which I believe to be the actual Circumstances in which I find myself, I have the honor to submit the following Statement for the information of His Excellency Sir John Bowring.
I proceeded to my post at very short notice; the expences of living and house rent were moderate. I was led to believe from private sources that the amount of duty I might be required to perform on behalf of Her Majesty's Government towards the Servants dismissed all confidence in the liberality of the Government. I was also led to believe that the firm of my duties or the circumstances of the Colony would, with the opening for private practice, be a fair remuneration for the duties I was to perform.
I was thus induced to believe that...
Memorialist nothing whatever wherewith; to provide for his own Suffent ;
tion to the.
circumstances
Your Memorcalist, in Conclusion, caineetty prays your atten ences embodied in the pregoing Memorials, and hopefully bust that, upon taking into your favourable Consideration, the unexpected difficulties of your memorialists position - the Jack of his having endeavored fuithfully and conscientiously to discharge. the several duties imposed upon him so long as he possibly could i -the circumstance of his having been sent to to distant afolony. as Hongkong at a necessarily heavy expense for outfit – the un-
: avoidable disarrangement of his family affaires during his absence from this Country - the fact of his health having suffered from
labour and auxiety of mind while The.. fotony and during
the long voyage home, occupying seven months - you will be
pleased to direct such Compensation
As you may consider duce cond
filling the made to your memorialish, either in money from the
of the Colony of ethongkong
fund or else by nominating your memorialist to some. other dictable appointment in any one of the Colonies, to the discharge of the duties of which; your memorialist bezes to state he will always
endeavour
Whing the utmost zeal discretion and attention within his power to Exhibit;
our Memorialist trust that he will not be considered
and your
a
passumptuous in here most respectfully intimating that, hewing family dependant upon him, the Caller mode of compensation: Should it meet with your approbation - would be esteemed pre- : fecable by him, while for the bestowal of such pahimage he
would ever feel.
mist Sire carely grateful, and always cindy to
mant same by Every Evertion within his powe
Copy Letter
itter No.1.
245
Copy Letter to Mr Mercer Colonial Seeff Mongting-
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In
Left at you
Victoria 31 Jan. 1857
Wednesday with which you favoured me on
Consequence of what paruds at an interview
e following
Statement last
Any Source Conect and precise information before me I found it exceedingly difficult to procure from to China in the Capacity which I now hold sand
Whew as prospect of my Corning. discharge of my public duties be actually necessary for my Support in the due placed and the increased Salary which I believe to the actual Circumstances in which I find myself to the Government for my present appointment with respect to the impressions under which Dappled for the information of His Excellency Fri Soton Bowing I have the honor to Submit the follon
probable extent of my duties
of 2300 per
то
to the
misgivings and at very short notice proceeded to my post;
Majesty, Government towards, then Servants dismissed all And altogether from My Confidence in the liberality of Her that the expences of living and house rent were moderates of Government, From private sources I was also led to believe. Amonent of duty I might be required to perform on behalf, Certain to present itself be a fair remuneration for the
was teas mally practice which I was unded the impression.
ann ; would, with the opening for private "Colony : Iwas how wes induced to believe that the firm of my duties or the Curciomstances of the
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