"understanding that the officer should not engage
"private practice. Sir E. B. Lytton regretted, therefore,
that he was unable to remove this restriction." -
"although his appointments had not then been
"gazetted or officially communicated to him, that
he became aware of the restriction against private
practice; and even then he had reason to believe
"that the restriction was little more than nominal."_
6. Nothing, therefore, could possibly be more
distinct and positive than the announcements made to Dr Murray from Your Grace's Department as to the Emoluments and restrictions
attached to the office; and as they were communicated
to him in the letter replying to his application for
the appointment, and were subsequently reiterated
after a remonstrance from him, I have perused with surprise the concluding statements in
the letter forwarded herewith, that it was not until
Sir E. B. Lytton had notified his appointment to him, and he had made all necessary preparations for proceeding to Hong Kong,
30th June 1860
Inclosed
7
Dr Murray having accepted the appointment arrived in the Colony in April 1859. But he was accompanied only by a letter from the Secretary of State covering Her Majesty's Warrant of appointment to Sir J. Bowring, No. 23 of 23 Dec. 1858.
And the Local Government were accordingly neither aware of the views of the Secretary of State as to the changes recommended by Sir J. Bowring in his Dispatch of 23 September 1858, nor of the distinct understanding come to with Dr Murray at home, until the following August when Sir E. B. Lytton's Dispatch was received.
1
" understanding that the officer showed not engage
" private practice . Sir E. B. Lytton regretted, therefore,
that he
was unable to remove this restriction." -
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" although his appointments had not then been.
"gazitted or officially
" he became aware
communicated to him, that
of
the restriction againes private
ice- and even then he had reason to believe
practice.
that the restriction was little more than nominal."_
6. Nothing, therefore,
Conle
possibly
be more
distinct and positive than the announcements made to Dr Murray from Your Grace's ~ Department as to the Emoluments and restrictions
attached to the office:
and as
they were Communicated
to him in the letter replying to his application for
subsequently reiterated
the appointment, and were
and were subsequently
after
a remonstrance
• from him, I have perused
with surprize the concluding statements in
to
Dutre of Newcastle
his letter forwarded herewith, that it was not De Munay houde
after Sir & B. Lytton has notifies
Euntil
his
" appointinent to him, and he had made all
"Necessary preparations for proceeding to Hongting
30th June 1860
Inclosed
7
Dr Murray having accepted the-
appointment arrived in the Colony in April
1859. But he was
accompanied only by a letter
Secretary of State of appointment covering Her Majesty's Warrant,
to Sir I. Bowring, M3 of 23 Dest. 1838.
Ana
the Local Government
aware
were
accordingly neither of the views of the Secretary of State as to the changes recommended by Sir I. Bowring in his Dispatch of 23 September 1858, Nor of
the distinct understanding come to with Dr Meurray at home, until the following August when Sir L. Lytton's Dispatak Nas.
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