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My dear Sir,

Hong Kong. Feb. 12th 1857

With very great regret have I remarked the many difficulties under which you have laboured since your arrival in this Colony. Indeed it appears to me that from the outset you have suffered from being unable to obtain in time sufficient or reliable information on the duties of your appointments or the circumstances of the Colony, to which you were about to come.

In the first place the Salary attached to your post was barely sufficient for your decent support. From experience of two years spent in this Colony as a professional man I feel myself competent to form an opinion on this matter, and I can say that the expenses of living in Hong Kong far exceed any idea that I had formed.

Before leaving home I was warned that I should not find it a cheap place, and the fact is the place is dearer even than Calcutta and as compared to England. I say that an outlay of £120 per annum in London gave one more comfort, substance, and enjoyment than £350 could here.

To meet these expenses there was held out to you the hope of private practice, which is at best but a matter of speculation, and was in your case quite out of the question as the multiplicity of duties thrown on your shoulders left you no opportunity for it.

I put aside your 4th letter from Jumon, and found my remarks justified, to which no gentleman could submit but with personal discomforts (not to use a stronger term). I am aware that you had to encounter and put up with many grievances. The only course open to you was to run into debt, and every day you have been getting deeper in debt, and the inevitable consequence would be that you would be continued in the post in a way that it was impossible for you to proceed without assistance.

Had you limited your expenditure thereby reducing it to a scale commensurate with your means, you would have had to deprive yourself of the ordinary and necessary relaxations of life. Indeed, having tried for some time to perform all the duties in your own person, you found it absolutely impossible (and so would anyone else) to do so without private practice, which really did not afford you time to turn your attention to it.

On the broad grounds above stated, I deliberate on the propriety of the step you have taken.

Copy Letter from W. Kingsmill,

Hong Kong,

Feb 11th 1857

My dear Mr. Hickson,

...

Henry Kingsmill

Your faithfully,

I remain,

My dear friend,

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My dear Sir, Hong Kong. Feb. 12th 1857 With very great regret have I remarked the many difficulties under which you have laboured since your arrival in this Colony. Indeed it appears to me that from the outset you have suffered from being unable to obtain in time sufficient or reliable information on the duties of your appointments or the circumstances of the Colony, to which you were about to come. In the first place the Salary attached to your post was barely sufficient for your decent support. From experience of two years spent in this Colony as a professional man I feel myself competent to form an opinion on this matter, and I can say that the expenses of living in Hong Kong far exceed any idea that I had formed. Before leaving home I was warned that I should not find it a cheap place, and the fact is the place is dearer even than Calcutta and as compared to England. I say that an outlay of £120 per annum in London gave one more comfort, substance, and enjoyment than £350 could here. To meet these expenses there was held out to you the hope of private practice, which is at best but a matter of speculation, and was in your case quite out of the question as the multiplicity of duties thrown on your shoulders left you no opportunity for it. I put aside your 4th letter from Jumon, and found my remarks justified, to which no gentleman could submit but with personal discomforts (not to use a stronger term). I am aware that you had to encounter and put up with many grievances. The only course open to you was to run into debt, and every day you have been getting deeper in debt, and the inevitable consequence would be that you would be continued in the post in a way that it was impossible for you to proceed without assistance. Had you limited your expenditure thereby reducing it to a scale commensurate with your means, you would have had to deprive yourself of the ordinary and necessary relaxations of life. Indeed, having tried for some time to perform all the duties in your own person, you found it absolutely impossible (and so would anyone else) to do so without private practice, which really did not afford you time to turn your attention to it. On the broad grounds above stated, I deliberate on the propriety of the step you have taken. Copy Letter from W. Kingsmill, Hong Kong, Feb 11th 1857 My dear Mr. Hickson, ... Henry Kingsmill Your faithfully, I remain, My dear friend,
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My dear Si

Mth

Hong Kong. Feb. 12 h 1857

very

great regret have I

remarked the many difficulties under which have laboured suice your arrival in this

you

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In

an

Colony. Indeed it appears to me that from the outset you have suffered from being unable to obtain in time sufficient or reliable information the duties of your appointments or the cerevinsteres of the Colony, to which you were about to come. the first place the Salary attached to your post was barely Sufficient for your decent support. From experience of two years spent in this Colony as a proses.

ssional man I feel myself Competent to form opinion on this matter, and I can say that the. expenses of living in Stong Kong for exceed any Iden that I had formed. the Julfect : althed before. leaving home I was warned that I should not fund it a cheap place, the fact is the place & Learn even than Calcutta and as to England. I say that An outlay of £120 per London gave one

on

an

held

more Comfort Substance and enjoyment than £350 Coulds here. To meet these expenses there was out to you the hope of private practice, That which is at best, but matter of peculation was in your Case quite out of the question as the multiplicity of duties thrown on yo

thoulders were to four froining

Glowing

249

noopy my 4 letter from

Jumon

I put there aside and foun my ter ) to which no gentleman Could Subrout but with personal discomforts (not to use a stronger aware that you had to encounter and put up

tenegriat once, Jann lay open to you was Sam perfectly satisfied that the only course which every day have been getting deeper units debt, and the inevitable Consequence would be that you would

Continued in the post your way.

Had you at which it was impossible you could pay limitted cueime thereby reducing it to a scale had to depay out of your very of which you Any one) to proceed without assistance the Cost You found it absolutely cimpossible (and so would time to perform all the duties in your own person:

ations of life, Indeed having tried for some you time for the ordinary and necessary relax=

private practice, that they really did not afford

you attention t allowing you time to turn

deliberate

on the broad grounds above stated Opinion of the propriety of the Step you

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Jack by Md. My dear M. Hickson

Copy Letter from W. Kingsmill,

g. Sund the

at Hong Kong

have taken

In writing to you as Seaman's Hospital. Feb 11i1157

Henry Kingsmill Your Faithfully Iremain my dear fr

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