CO129-132 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [8-9] — Page 340

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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

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Jas去年

did not hesitate to tell Mr fouldwell, sidering how few hours in the month

that consi

he

was called on

مال

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

མ་ཝ

efficient organization for preventing admifsioni

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