CO129-084 - War Office & Others - 1861 — Page 251

Credit of the Colony

£ 40-000-,

Q.

vivere a sad now

of nearly

She live

to £ 50.000, - in excess of the Ordinary Reverne.

Further I have to that that by the plan d' introduced, on my arrival at Stony Kony, of plasing at interest in the Local Backs all receipts in excess of the Ordinary Monthly Paymen

in the same manner as the innavailable

Deposits had previously been dealt

with.

I had it - alternately, in my porn with sono apsistance I derived_ at first, with des John Bowring's sanction_ from Diploma tri Funds in any hands 7 to shew that the whole. Expenditure of the Steamery Department at Stong kong, from the 19 of January 1887 to the 1:57 Janmary 1860, had been more than provided for by the Revenue derived from my

scussive Deposits --

17

Que.

in the Banks _ as follows:

Establishment

£1,370, 4.6.

1,931.10 41

1,731

-(1857-

£. 4,833.10.9.

1854

1859.

1.

Interest record.

L 900.

1.942-8.9/4/2 2,581.7.6.

£5.423.16.31⁄2

I there fore bruch that if His Grace

15 th if

looth...

upon my Application for a 246 further Levor of Absen – to the 15 October as only worthy of Financial Consideration that the foregoing

Minite may prove.

=

"Haughany Treasury

buore

sumssful in protecting we foun

further injive

to

my

healther than tha

Medical Certificate's I have already

forwarded.

the

I am prepared to dederit that. Public service off the Country camot laki engnizance. of Considerations affecting

health or the evelfare __ of a but... I may

my family

"

a Numer

not overestinster

"The Secretary of State's timely regard for this past Services of one who likes myself. Shajesty, first in

has since 1825 Served. Her

the Civil

the

in St. M's Arany

Employ of the Crown, when

audra

afterwards

first.

favor I now both is the

grouted

that would be

ated que

Lire 1837,

But if what I have now

submitted is insufficient to obtain a Boon which may prolong my liferd

leave the question

trust Htis.

His Grace may

of my half Salary to the deliberation of the Legislative Commail of Hong thong where. I mould find myself - after my