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Audit Office

I beg leave to state that I have waited nearly a year for the alteration taking place, and trust that in the event of immediate change being contemplated, you will do me the favor of bringing my case to the favorable consideration of His Excellency the Acting Governor with a view to his authorizing a temporary allowance being paid to me equivalent in amount to the increase contemplated by His Excellency Sir Hercules Robinson.

I have, etc.

(Signed) J.M. Da Silva

Audit Clerk

Minute by Acting Colonial Secretary

We 448

Sir,

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 2nd May, 1882

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 9 of yesterday's date submitting an application on the part of Mr. Da Silva, the Audit Clerk, for an increase to his salary.

I am directed to inform you that His Excellency the Acting Governor will, on the next occasion of altering the Civil List Ordinance, propose the insertion of £400 a year instead of £300.

The Honorable

W.H. Rennie, Esq.

Auditor General

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157 Audit Office I beg leave to state that I have waited nearly a year for the alteration taking place, and trust that in the event of immediate change being contemplated, you will do me the favor of bringing my case to the favorable consideration of His Excellency the Acting Governor with a view to his authorizing a temporary allowance being paid to me equivalent in amount to the increase contemplated by His Excellency Sir Hercules Robinson. I have, etc. (Signed) J.M. Da Silva Audit Clerk Minute by Acting Colonial Secretary We 448 Sir, Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd May, 1882 I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 9 of yesterday's date submitting an application on the part of Mr. Da Silva, the Audit Clerk, for an increase to his salary. I am directed to inform you that His Excellency the Acting Governor will, on the next occasion of altering the Civil List Ordinance, propose the insertion of £400 a year instead of £300. The Honorable W.H. Rennie, Esq. Auditor General
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Audit Oberli

I beg leave to state that I have

waited nearly a year

of the

in the hope

the alteration taking place, and tinst that in the event of immediate change being contemplated, will do me the favor of bringing case to the favorable consideration of His Excellency the Acting Gonnor

you

my

with

a view to his authorizing

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temporary

allowance

being paid to

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contemplated by Yes Excellency Su

Heventes Robinson.

I have, Jo (Signed) I M Da Silva

Audit Clack

Prue befried

MARlexande

Acting Colonial Secretary.

We 448

Sir

Colonial Scentury's Office,

Boughong, 2. May, 1802

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date submitting

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on the neat occusion

of altering the Civil List Ordinance propose the insertion

f

£400 a

instead

your

of £300

The Honorable

WH. Rennie, Esyre

Anditor General

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