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· Hong Kong 28%. Varch 1862

The Hon the W.-A.. Aby under-Egr

Secretary

Stting bobnial Venetory!

Vir. - Drelève me that nothing can be further from my wishes than to

to give you unnecessary. er any annegance whatever, but reating self respect and a deep conviction of the right of

trouble or

again

you

receipt of your favor of

Kiv case prompt me again to address

I have to acknowledg the 25th in reply to why respices of the premonts dar the scores Chasin gene for rejecting the application

stuendly urged. I is concted in she follow-

You aphear to be under the impressions

of have so retirarés

words.

That every unobscotionables persons actia

acting

Marine.

Surveyor in this Colonn is entitled to be appointed

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Government Marine & Suracyor

Tom under the string

ission that it is

ing impor

contrary to the spirit

to the spirit of British institutions to interfere in any way with private enterprises. You have already andedly acknowled

ledged. ledged that "the duties of a Government Surveyor here amount to a Sinecure and therefore the arfientment- simply amounts to an orproval by Government - of the passier

on whom the distinction is conferred which naturally lends weight to their names

Is the Goverhment have a Surveyor of their own and hence have no necessity for the services of Puble Surveyorn, the distinction appears to one) to to Paluitous and decidedly injurious to these

towards where it is withhell

The reason

you gives arrears to me totally

inaristicable