CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5] — Page 512

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19

free

pressive. A poor.

600

a

with.

a

year

of

house in the service

the Chinese Government»

Amongst

the

Offers of

1)

(

the

Foreign Department

doubtless these desertions are

more rare, not because the

salaries are

high but because

the better regulations for

advancement and retirement

offer in such service greater attractions. In these advantages

my present position affords

me

no

participation, but I

have a hope that the enlarged

sphere of my

duties

may render

it advisable to confer upon

me

some direct...

Having

Foreign Office appointments

now entered at

some

length

into the

reasons

which make it both

just

and

desirable that the salary attached

to my Office should be considerably augmented, it remains for me to say

only

that leaving my

Colonial

pay

as it was originally arranged.

a

Consular salary

of £400 a year

with

an allowance

for a

house would seem but

a fair remuneration

for the

duties and

responsibilities

that I am called upon to

undertake for

that Service and

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19 free pressive. A poor. 600 a with. a year of house in the service the Chinese Government» Amongst the Offers of 1) ( the Foreign Department doubtless these desertions are more rare, not because the salaries are high but because the better regulations for advancement and retirement offer in such service greater attractions. In these advantages my present position affords me no participation, but I have a hope that the enlarged sphere of my duties may render it advisable to confer upon me some direct... Having Foreign Office appointments now entered at some length into the reasons which make it both just and desirable that the salary attached to my Office should be considerably augmented, it remains for me to say only that leaving my Colonial pay as it was originally arranged. a Consular salary of £400 a year with an allowance for a house would seem but a fair remuneration for the duties and responsibilities that I am called upon to undertake for that Service and
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18 19 free presive. A poo. 600 a with. a year of house in the service the Chinese Government » Amongst the Offers of 1) ( the Foreign Departiment doubtless these desertions are more pair, not breause the salaries are high but because the better. regulations for. advancement and retirement offer in such service gacater attractions . _ In these ado sutagus my present position affords me no participations, but I have a hope that the enlarged. sphere of my duties may render it advisable to confer upon me 509 some direch Having Forrige Office appointersunk now entered at Some berigth into the which make it both Reasons 4 juist aud desirable that the salary attached to my Office should be considerably augmented, it :ains for me to say only pemains that leaving my Colonial . · pay as it was originally arranged. а Consular sa year. for fair a with Salary of £400 an allowance house would seen but prmuneratio.v duties ands for the pesponsibilities that I ave called upon to- undertake for that Servier and
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19

free

presive. A poo.

600

a

with.

a

year

of

house in the service

the Chinese Government »

Amongst

the

Offers of

1)

(

the

Foreign Departiment

doubtless these desertions are

more pair, not breause the

salaries are

high but because

the better. regulations for.

advancement and retirement

offer in such service gacater attractions . _ In these ado sutagus

my present position affords

me

no

participations, but I

have a hope that the enlarged.

sphere of my

duties

may render

it advisable to confer upon

me

509

some direch

Having

Forrige Office appointersunk

now entered at

Some

berigth

into the

which make it both

Reasons

4 juist

aud

desirable that the salary attached

to my Office should be considerably augmented, it :ains for me to say

only

pemains

that leaving my

Colonial .

· pay

as it was originally arranged.

а

Consular sa

year.

for fair

a

with

Salary of £400

an allowance

house would seen but

prmuneratio.v

duties ands

for

the

pesponsibilities

that I ave called upon to-

undertake for

that

Servier and

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