CO129-083 - Public Offices - 1861 — Page 360

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Cffice of Treasurer of Hong Kong inetpuil 1884, and that the temporary Commission for the conduct of the Treasury busines in 1856, of

which Mr Mercer was a

a Member', was closed.

on the 13th Telmary 1857, at which date M. - Mercer's final responsibility terminated,

and no balance remained outstanding against him.

He are

not

awr

objection

therefore, of any

by Mr.

on to the Bond entered into

Mercer, and the Bond executed by his Sureties, being cancelled and returned to the Colonial Office as requested.

The Papers

are

herewith returned.

We have to

(Signed) Edw Romilly

(.) Humystibulhud

Henry

Live Copp.

18346 2/12

108–31.

Hong Hung 11472 Antigua $352

REGENE Treasury Chambers

23 DEC 1861.

2/ December 1861

Treas

10864

lie,

With

reference

to

15th Eustant, I

your

letter dated

am commanded by

the Lords Commisioners of ther Majesting Treasury to acquaint you for the

of the Duke of Newensta

information of

that in counderation of

the exceptional

uremstances under which M. Quin with be invited to relinquish his presint appointment in Antigua to apme the office of Superintendent Police at Hong Kong. My Lords will not object to the payment

of

proms Colanial

Feconds

of the actinich

cost

of

his

Passage to that

Colony,

one the usual condition

of repayment of the amount, should

Lie &: Progers Bust

Jan

ん

he

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