CO129-077 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [1-6] — Page 534

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521

Remain at

its present

without leave to attend private patients___

Or, that my Salary be fixed

£200 a year My duties

at

such sum to cover

under the Lock Hospital

Ordinance, for which I now receive

$180 a year: by

My salary would be

£200 yearly

a fair arrangement

reduced by consideration

of my being allowed private practice

and. The present Salary of £800

a year would be

more than my

public duties of every description

I make this application to

Your Grace with

a feeling of the

Most entire respect towards His Excellency the Governor. Had

I been aware of

the proposed reduction I should

have addressed His Excellency

on the subject with a perfect Conviction that my facts &

arguments would receive all the attention which they might deserve.

but as the arrangement to which

this Paper is sanctioned by your Grace

no other course is open to me but

to appeal. I hope that the question may

be referred to you, and I do so in the

hope that

His Excellency the Governor has kindly postponed the operation of

the change to enable me to address your Grace,

and to show how the reduction suggested is excessive.

I indulge the hope that I have now done so.

I may add that it was not until

Sir E. L. Bulwer had notified my appointment to me, and I had made all necessary preparations for proceeding to Hong Kong, although my appointment

had not

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521 Remain at its present without leave to attend private patients___ Or, that my Salary be fixed £200 a year My duties at such sum to cover under the Lock Hospital Ordinance, for which I now receive $180 a year: by My salary would be £200 yearly a fair arrangement reduced by consideration of my being allowed private practice and. The present Salary of £800 a year would be more than my public duties of every description I make this application to Your Grace with a feeling of the Most entire respect towards His Excellency the Governor. Had I been aware of the proposed reduction I should have addressed His Excellency on the subject with a perfect Conviction that my facts & arguments would receive all the attention which they might deserve. but as the arrangement to which this Paper is sanctioned by your Grace no other course is open to me but to appeal. I hope that the question may be referred to you, and I do so in the hope that His Excellency the Governor has kindly postponed the operation of the change to enable me to address your Grace, and to show how the reduction suggested is excessive. I indulge the hope that I have now done so. I may add that it was not until Sir E. L. Bulwer had notified my appointment to me, and I had made all necessary preparations for proceeding to Hong Kong, although my appointment had not
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521 Remain at its present with outh, wert, leave to attend private patients___ Or, that my Salary his fixed £200 a year My duties at such sun to cover under the Lock Hospital Ordinance, for which I now receive $180 a year: by Mus My salary would be £200 Pearly a four arrangement reduced by consideration of my being allowed private practice and. The present Salary of £800 a year would be or ve my for ell dunum eratun my public duties of every description I make this application to Your Grace Grace with a feeling of the Most entire respect towards Ites Excellency the Governor. Had I lean an are f the au account of the proposed reduction I should are addussed This Excellency on the r 021 the subject with a perfect Conviction that my facts arguments would receive all the attention which they might deserve. but as the worangement to which Paper is sanctioned by your frace no ottur course is open to me but to appeal hope that the question may al to you, and I do 20 in the U couse dire d le It's Excellency the Govensor has kindly postpond the operation of the ch change Zo enance me to address your france, and to show how, of Jeans, Mat the nduction suggested is excessive, an is and I indulge the hope that I have now done so - I may add that it sontil after was leot Svi E. L. Buliver had. notified my appointment to me, and I had made all necessary preparations for proceeding Hong Kong, although my appointment to had not
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521

Remain at

its present

with outh, wert,

leave to attend private patients___

Or, that my Salary his fixed

£200 a year My duties

at

such sun to cover

under the Lock Hospital

Ordinance, for which I now receive

$180 a

year: by

Mus

My salary would be

£200

Pearly

a four

arrangement

reduced

by consideration

of my being allowed private practice

and. The present Salary of £800

a year would be

or ve

my

for

ell

dunum eratun

my public

duties of every description

I make this application to

Your Grace

Grace with

a

feeling of the

Most entire respect towards Ites Excellency the Governor. Had

I lean an are

f

the au

account of

the proposed reduction I should

are addussed This Excellency

on the

r

021

the subject with a perfect Conviction that my facts

arguments would receive all the attention which they might deserve.

but as the

worangement to which

Paper is sanctioned by your frace

no ottur course is open to me but

to

appeal hope that the question may

al to you, and I do 20 in the

U couse dire d

le

It's Excellency

the Govensor has kindly postpond the operation of

the ch

change

Zo

enance me to address your france,

and to show

how,

of Jeans, Mat the nduction suggested is excessive, an

is

and

I indulge the hope that I have now

done so -

I may add that it

sontil

after

was

leot

Svi E. L. Buliver had.

notified my appointment to me, and I had made all necessary preparations for proceeding Hong Kong, although my appointment

to

had not

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