CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5] — Page 594

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any details of Major Caines long Military Services, as I know that those details have been forwarded to Your Lordship, by Major General D'Aguilar, Commanding H. M.'s Land Forces in China, but I may perhaps be permitted to bear the strongest testimony to the unceasing

zeal and laborious exertions combined with great judgment and the most praiseworthy temper and forbearance, with which Major Caine discharged the arduous and important duties of Chief Magistrate of Hongkong, from the moment that Colony came into possession of by my Predecessor in May 1841 till the day I quitted it in June 1844.

Those duties, though strictly coming under the Civil Department, were in many instances such as would have required from a Military Commander, and I do not hesitate to record my opinion that up to the conclusion of the War, the safety and well-being of H. M.'s Subjects who had located themselves on the Island, were mainly owing to Major Caine's individual efforts and example.

I am sure I need not say more to induce His Grace, the Duke of Wellington to look as favourably as may be consistent with the rules of the Service, on Major Caine's claims, I will therefore only add that this recommendation in favour of

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591any details of Major Caines long Military Services, as I know that those details have been forwarded to Your Lordship, by Major General D'Aguilar, Commanding H. M.'s Land Forces in China, but I may perhaps be permitted to bear the strongest testimony to the unceasingzeal and laborious exertions combined with great judgment and the most praiseworthy temper and forbearance, with which Major Caine discharged the arduous and important duties of Chief Magistrate of Hongkong, from the moment that Colony came into possession of by my Predecessor in May 1841 till the day I quitted it in June 1844.Those duties, though strictly coming under the Civil Department, were in many instances such as would have required from a Military Commander, and I do not hesitate to record my opinion that up to the conclusion of the War, the safety and well-being of H. M.'s Subjects who had located themselves on the Island, were mainly owing to Major Caine's individual efforts and example.I am sure I need not say more to induce His Grace, the Duke of Wellington to look as favourably as may be consistent with the rules of the Service, on Major Caine's claims, I will therefore only add that this recommendation in favour of

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6.7591any details of Major Caines long~ Military Services, as I know that- those details have been forwarded to: Your Lordship, by Meajor General D'Aguilar, Commanding H. M? Land Forces in China, but I may perhaps be permitted to bear the ~ Strongest testimony to the unceasingzeal and laborious exertions combined with great judgment and the most praiseworthy temper and forbearane, with which Major Caine discharged. the arduous and important duties of Chief Meagistrate of Hongkong, from the moment that Colony CASlaten possession of by my Predecessor in May 1841 till the day I quitter it in June 1844.Those duties though strickly coming the Civil Departments,instancesbeenpurelyunder were in many such as wouen have required from a Military Commander and I do not hesitate to record my opinion that up to the conclusion of the War, and well being of H. M2.the safety Subjects who had located themselves on the Island, were mainly owing to Meajor Caine's individual efforts and example..I am sure I need not say more to induce His grace, the Duke of Wellington to look as favorably as may be consistent with the rules of the Service, on ollajorCaine's Craims, I will therefore only add that this recommendation in favour of

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any details of Major Caines long~ Military Services, as I know that-

those details have been forwarded to : Your Lordship, by Meajor General D'Aguilar, Commanding H. M? Land Forces in China, but I may perhaps be permitted to bear the ~ Strongest testimony to the unceasing

zeal and laborious exertions combined

with great judgment and the most praiseworthy temper and forbearane, with which Major Caine discharged. the arduous and important duties of Chief Meagistrate of Hongkong, from the moment that Colony

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laten

possession of by my Predecessor in

May 1841 till the day I quitter it

in June 1844.

Those duties though strickly coming

the Civil Departments,

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purely

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were in many

such as wouen have

required from

a Military Commander

and I do not hesitate to record my opinion that up to the conclusion of the War,

and well being of H. M2.

the safety

Subjects who had located themselves on the Island, were mainly owing to Meajor Caine's individual efforts and example..

I am sure I need not say more to induce His grace, the Duke of Wellington to look as favorably

as may

be consistent

with the rules of the Service, on ollajor

Caine's Craims, I will therefore only add

that this recommendation in

favour of

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