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to his Herentes Robinson's Despatch, No: 15f 30 January 1881: "strongly unpressed
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Lam with the opinion
that no European
of his pristine
mi the
full possession
energy!
Either physical
or mental, after fifteen years residences
in this Colony, &c.
long
voriti
My permanent residence has been over the period.
an
Agam
Doctors Kane & Murray 26. April 1864 (see enclosure
to hi H. Robinson's Despatch. Two: 68
68
15
2608,
of 10 May 1884 ) : "Considering that no 6331/64
can be looked upon European
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off
Sound Constitution after even a much Shorter residence in this clinato" [viz:
than 20 years; ] and the Military
Authorities are understood to have now
fixed two years
the limit
of
European regiments stay in Honghing.
From this it will be seen how?
improbable it is that my residence
will be much
longer down in health,
Hongkong
before breaking down in
as
others before me, and the question whether the fair consideration due to My extraordinary length of Service here will not permit and justify my retirement before that
Amoral or
lvent shall happen.
I was one of the first
Governmental
Governmental staff, lent out in 1925 1844 under Lie John Davis, to organize
thes Government, and am the Now Umaining.
Siscretory
only
UKU
I have been Colonial
that time have administered the
over twelve
Years and
during
Government for
period of two years
a
and nine months - My services be gathered from the Enclosed
Collection
may
of Extracts, which, being
all public documents, and in no-one mitance Solicited, will speak for themselves -
On this head I shall only add that I look back with pardonable Satisfaction to the part & ham taden
to last in making the from first to last
I
Colony of Hongkong what it is
i Converting
A
barren rock into
a best commercial Emporium and important political post.
and under
circumstances to peculiar that $
May Stake as
A
Onl
fact that to no but myself can be fully known the labors and difficulters that have been
in the Establishment and undergone.
advancement of Hongkong.
I am aware that I
may
Muniti
referred to the offongkong Pension
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