CO129-097 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1864 [1-2] & Sir Robinson - 1864 [1-3] — Page 257

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reimburse me

and would also be prepared to for any loss I might incur from any prolonged absence from Hongkong on half Salary, I have

now

the honor

of

the

Statement

the sum of one to

to forward

particulars of

my Salary and

expenses

while

employed at Singapore, amounting in the aggregate to $2,783.44

2. This sum I have obtained from the Commissariat Chest at this station, as I found it was more to the advantage of the Imperial Government that I should be reimbursed in this manner, than by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury.

3.

I enclose Copies of the Correspondence which I have had with the Officer in charge of the Treasury chest on the subject.

I have the honor to be,

My Lord Duke,

your Grace's, Most Obedient Servant,

[...] Master for the time

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reimburse me

and would also be prepared to for any loss I might incur from any prolonged absence from Hongkong on half Salary, I have

now

the honor

of

the

Statement

the sum of one to

to forward

particulars of

my Salary and

expenses

while employed at Singapore, amounting in the aggregate to $2,783.44

2. This sum I have obtained from the Commissariat Chest at this station, as I found it was more to the advantage of the Imperial Government that I should be reimbursed in this manner, than by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury.

3.

I enclose Copies of the Correspondence which I have had with the Officer in charge of the Treasury chest on the subject.

I have the honor to be,

My Lord Duke,

your Grace's, Most Obedient Servant,

... Master for the time