CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5] — Page 318

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from inch, some new arrangement will be necessitated by the removal of the Superintendency from Hong Kong. There will be an advantage to the Colony from the absolute separation of the Colonial from the Diplomatic and Consular Accounts, and no doubt some such arrangement will have to be made by Her Majesty's Treasury.

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I must mention here that two other Colonial Officers receive pay from the funds voted by Parliament to the Superintendency, namely the Attorney General who has £200 a year for his services as adviser to the Chief Superintendent, and £200 to the Surveyor General for his trouble in revising Estimates, preparing Plans and rendering other services connected with his department in the Consular Ports. This want will have to be provided for, I imagine, independently of the Colonial Surveyor.

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Provision will have to be made for the loss of the services of Gentlemen of the Commissariat who have been employed by the Colonial Treasurer. Within a few days we have had notice that two of these Gentlemen are about to leave.

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5352from inch, some new arrangement will be necessitated by the removal of the Superintendency from Hong Kong. There will be an advantage to the Colony from the absolute separation of the Colonial from the Diplomatic and Consular Accounts, and no doubt some such arrangement will have to be made by Her Majesty's Treasury.29.I must mention here that two other Colonial Officers receive pay from the funds voted by Parliament to the Superintendency, namely the Attorney General who has £200 a year for his services as adviser to the Chief Superintendent, and £200 to the Surveyor General for his trouble in revising Estimates, preparing Plans and rendering other services connected with his department in the Consular Ports. This want will have to be provided for, I imagine, independently of the Colonial Surveyor.30.Provision will have to be made for the loss of the services of Gentlemen of the Commissariat who have been employed by the Colonial Treasurer. Within a few days we have had notice that two of these Gentlemen are about to leave.31It is undoubtedly desirable315
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from inch, some new arrangement with be necessitated by the removal of the Superintendency from Hong Kong. Fere will be an from the absolute separation of

advantage to the Colony

the

Elonial from the Siplomatic and

doubt some

Consular Accounts, and no such arrangement will have to be made by Her Majesty's Treasury.

29.

Imust mention here that

two other Colonial Officers receive pay from the funds voted by Parliament to the Superintendency, namely the Attorney

General who has ₤200 year for his Services as adviser to the Chief Superintendent, and £200 to

a

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the Surveyor General for his trouble in revising Estimates, preparing

Plans

rentering

other services connected

with his department in the Consular Ports. This want will have to be

provided for, I imagine, interendentiy

the Colonial Surveyor.

30.

Provision will have to be made

for the loss of the Services of Gentlemen

of

the Commissariat who have been cmployed by the Colonial Treasurer. within a few days that tws of

we have had notice

these Gentlemen

about to leave.

3%

are

It is undrabtedly, desirable

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