CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3] — Page 168

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but I foresee responsibility so much increasing to the Governor from the practice of combining the exceptionally long vacation leave of absence in this Colony with the pay leave, that I think the whole question of the security of the cash will be required from any Hongkong Officer not to be passed before your Lordship fully if the consequence of its application to which I shall advert in another Despatch, be lost sight of...

I have the honor to be, My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient humble Servant,

Graves Macdonnell

Governor.

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In reference to the information called for by the Earl of Kimberley's Despatch (No.99 of 21st August, 1871) I beg to report that since my appointment as Acting Treasurer I have so arranged my time as to be regularly at the Treasury from 12 o'clock to 3 p.m. during these hours especially that the Public are in communication with that Office, and I have, therefore, fixed these hours in order...

 was replaced by "and" to meet rule 1, aûmet was corrected to "absence" to meet rule 1, bongthong was corrected to "Hongkong" to meet rule 3, "obi" was corrected to "to be" to meet rule 3, "هان" was removed as it is not a valid word to meet rule 3, "mro" was not corrected as it might be an abbreviation, "o'clock to 9 p." was corrected to "o'clock to 3 p.m." to meet rule 1, "ander" was corrected to "order" to meet rule 3, "N=" was corrected to "No." to meet rule 3, "Greasurer" was corrected to "Treasurer" to meet rule 3, "haij" was not corrected as the context is unclear, however "regular haij" is not a valid phrase, it was assumed that it is "regularly" to meet rule 1, "it's" was corrected to "its" to meet rule 3.

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but I foresee responsibility so much increasing to the Governor from the practice of combining the exceptionally long vacation leave of absence in this Colony with the pay leave, that I think the whole question of the security of the cash will be required from any Hongkong Officer not to be passed before your Lordship fully if the consequence of its application to which I shall advert in another Despatch, be lost sight of...

I have the honor to be, My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient humble Servant,

Graves Macdonnell

Governor.

88493 4

of 24 June 1872

25447

Copy)

2541

72

137

In reference to the information called for by the Earl of Kimberley's Despatch (No.99 of 21st August, 1871) I beg to report that since my appointment as Acting Treasurer I have so arranged my time as to be regularly at the Treasury from 12 o'clock to 3 p.m. during these hours especially that the Public are in communication with that Office, and I have, therefore, fixed these hours in order...