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leave to

rejoin his appointment - who inforned

me that previous to his departure from England he

had learnt at the Colonial Office that it was the wish of The Right Honorable The Secretary

of state that I should immediatly retium to Hong Kong and that Telegram to that effect had been addressed to me at Singapore. I consequently returned with Mr. Deane in the 350. Mail Manner, and received from the Straits Sovernment the tilegram ordering me back - This order, I expected, would be followed by instructions providing for the refined of the

consequently

expense that I had incvered - but nearly five months

has

now

I reported

clapsed since I

my arrival, and as yet I have

received no

compensation for the

very serious expense to which I have thus been subjected -

has

any

information reached me on the subject

I therefore most respectfully

set blass passage by

love

beg to apply to His Excellency The Leutenant.

Is Taranaki four Pershing of Co.:10 Governor for a refund

to Saigon

Tum Saisen to Surz

Trench mail Str

From Aden to Hamptons

of $804/200) Dollars Eight -4388:00 hundred and four, which

by or the humping - 1336 : n paid; as arplained by

O. Company.

Baggage Sonans Phusro & 20:00

Manner,

the attached bill forn

Total - B04: a first class passage to

8044:00