uppearance of any person unconnected with the govemment exercising the beast influence with the Executive in procuring any advantage for the Licensees, I casually
they had
agreed to
to pay
paying to Mr baldwell
discovered that
and were
337
Enclosure No 3 enclosed Memo which I had worded as
strictly
or rather as
s
severely
as I could
last
year
occupying
to prevent MT baldwell.
any position so questionable, I have
activally
doubt that
i a
as then managing
Agent the monotions Salary of 20,000 dollars
per
annum.
15
J
Jas去年
did not hesitate to tell Mr fouldwell, sidering how few hours in the month
that consi
he
was called on
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give
to the business
of the Licensees his receipt of such a salary me that the Licensees imagined.
Convinced
he had some secret improper influence
with the Goverment
in
in accordance with
Chinese notions and practice in then own land. and when Your Grace reads the
A
Fort not
пром
thinking that no
по
will
agree
with
me
in
· false delicacy or mistaken policy should induce me to leave with the Licensees the disposal of sums so large to be lavished in a manner so objectionable.
16. Nevertheles Your Grace must not bufipose that Mo" baldwell has been uselip. On the contrary he has rendered most valuable aid to the Goverment from extensive and intimate acquaintance
his
with the bhinese community here, and I
attribute to him the present tolerably
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efficient organization for preventing admifsioni
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