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served as an Army marry years with a Schoolmaster for good charneles before he entered the Service of the Colony, and that his China Service altogether was upwards of 19 years, during the greater part of which he had conducted himself irreproachably, whilst though gradually yielding to intemperance at uncertain intervals, he was at other times industrious and attentive to his duties.

6. I may further explain matter which forces itself on the attention of Residents here, that such men when driven from Service, generally become hopelessly reckless. Whatever money they have is wasted, and they find themselves without means to escape from the Colony where they become a spectacle painful and humiliating to the Service. I, therefore, hold it good policy to help their departure, not as a reward, nor because it serves their interest, but simply in the interest of the Queen's Service and of the Colony. The mere expense is a detail, which seems not worth comparatively a moment's consideration.

7. Your Lordship will, however, understand that I quite maintain the inexpediency of relaxing a Rule in favour of such persons, if thereby be meant the conferring on them

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served as an Army marry years with a Schoolmaster for good charneles before he entered the Service of the Colony, and that his China Service altogether was upwards of 19 years, during the greater part of which he had conducted himself irreproachably, whilst though gradually yielding to intemperance at uncertain intervals, he was at other times industrious and attentive to his duties. 6. I may further explain matter which forces itself on the attention of Residents here, that such men when driven from Service, generally become hopelessly reckless. Whatever money they have is wasted, and they find themselves without means to escape from the Colony where they become a spectacle painful and humiliating to the Service. I, therefore, hold it good policy to help their departure, not as a reward, nor because it serves their interest, but simply in the interest of the Queen's Service and of the Colony. The mere expense is a detail, which seems not worth comparatively a moment's consideration. 7. Your Lordship will, however, understand that I quite maintain the inexpediency of relaxing a Rule in favour of such persons, if thereby be meant the conferring on them Page 364
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served as an Army marry years with a Schoolmaster for good charneles before he entered the Service of the Colony, and that his china Service altogether was uḥwards of 19 years, during the greater part of which he had conducted himself irreproachably, whilst though gradually yielding to intemperance at uncertain intervals, he was at other times industrious and attentive to his duties. as 6. I may I may further explain matter which forces itself on the attention of Residents here, that such the men when driven from Service, generally become hopelessly reckles. Whatever money they have 子 364 is wasted, and they find themselves without means to escape from the Colony where they become a spectacle fainful and humiliating to the Service.. I, therefore, hold it good folicy to help their departure, not as a re reward, nor because it serves their interest, but simply in the interest of the Queen's Service and of the Colony. The mere expense is a detail, which seems not worth comparatively a moments consideration 7 Your Lordship will, however, understand that I quite maintain the inexpediency of relaxing a Pule in" froor "of such persons, if thereby be meant the conferring on them
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served as an

Army marry years with a

Schoolmaster for

good

charneles

before he entered the Service of the Colony, and that his china Service

altogether was uḥwards of 19 years, during the greater part of which he had conducted himself irreproachably, whilst though gradually yielding to intemperance at uncertain intervals, he was at other times

industrious and attentive to his duties.

as

6. I may

I may further explain matter which forces itself on the attention of Residents here, that

such

the

men when driven from Service, generally become hopelessly reckles. Whatever money they have

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is wasted, and they find themselves

without

means to

escape from the Colony where they become a spectacle

fainful and humiliating to the Service.. I, therefore, hold it good

folicy to help their departure, not

as a re

reward, nor because it serves their interest, but simply in the interest of the Queen's Service and of the Colony. The

mere expense

is a detail, which seems not worth

comparatively a moments consideration 7 Your Lordship will, however, understand that I quite maintain the inexpediency of relaxing a Pule in" froor "of such persons, if thereby be meant the conferring on them

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