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the Colonial Treasurer would expect to be specially remunerated for the additional duties thus imposed upon him, had hesitated to propose the arrangement to the Board of Treasury from disinclination still further to increase the expenditure for China Consular Services.

In view however of the statement of the Audit Commissioners that the issue of the money to the Colonial Treasurer would serve as an appropriate check, Lord Malmesbury thinks it right to express his concurrence in the proposed arrangement, and he trusts that hereafter the Colonial Treasurer should on account of the additional duties thus imposed on him, should prefer a claim, it would meet with the favorable consideration of the Board of Treasury.

Lord Malmesbury will inform Mr Bruce of this modification of the arrangement for the payment of the Consular Salaries, and will inclose for his information a Copy of the Warrant annexed to the Audit Office letter of the 26th Ultimo under which the Commissariat Officer is to pay the money to the Colonial Treasurer to save money. Lord Malmesbury is not aware that it will be necessary for him to give any further instructions to Mr Bruce beyond those contained in the

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405 the Colonial Treasurer would expect to be specially remunerated for the additional duties thus imposed upon him, had hesitated to propose the arrangement to the Board of Treasury from disinclination still further to increase the expenditure for China Consular Services. In view however of the statement of the Audit Commissioners that the issue of the money to the Colonial Treasurer would serve as an appropriate check, Lord Malmesbury thinks it right to express his concurrence in the proposed arrangement, and he trusts that hereafter the Colonial Treasurer should on account of the additional duties thus imposed on him, should prefer a claim, it would meet with the favorable consideration of the Board of Treasury. Lord Malmesbury will inform Mr Bruce of this modification of the arrangement for the payment of the Consular Salaries, and will inclose for his information a Copy of the Warrant annexed to the Audit Office letter of the 26th Ultimo under which the Commissariat Officer is to pay the money to the Colonial Treasurer to save money. Lord Malmesbury is not aware that it will be necessary for him to give any further instructions to Mr Bruce beyond those contained in the

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the Colonial Treasurer would expect

to be specially remunerated

for

the

Additional duties thus imposed upon him, had besitated to propose the arrangement to the Board of Treasury from

disinalination still

further to increase the expenditure for China Consular Services.

In view however of the statement of the Audit Commissioners that the ifere of the money

to the Colomal

Treasurer would sewe

appropriate check, Lord Mali

thunks it

Concurrence

right

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Lord Malmesbury

express

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the proposed

and he trusts that

arrangement, and be

of hereafter the Colonial Treasurer

should

on account of the

should prefer a clain

additional duties thus imposed on him, it would meet with the favorable consideration of the Board of Treasury.

Ford Malmesbury will inferen Mr Bruce of this modification of the arrangement for the payment- of the Consular Salaries, and will inclose for his information a Copy of the Warrant annexed to the Cludit Office letter of the 26th Ulta under which the Commifariat Officer

to the Colonial Treasurery

to save money Lord Malmesbury

it will be

necessary

not an

aware

for him to

give any further instructions

that

M. Bruce beyond those contained in

the

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