CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 321

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

"Superiors passed over for a long period with full knowledge of all the circumstances,

and with full power to act.

If they had thought action meetful.

51. A similar objection may with equal justice be entirely against any proceeding on the first charge, that of failing to send in Requisitions at the proper dates. I have already been severely reprimanded for any neglect of which I have been guilty in respect of this matter by Letter No. 487 of the 13th October 1871, and that reprimand has been placed on record.

Since that date there have been no further delinquencies on my part.

25. The third charge, in so far as it is included in one and two, is open to the same objection. It was disposed of by the reprimand conveyed in Letter No. 407 of the 13th October, 1871, above referred to, and cannot now be reopened.

26. The fourth charge, that relating to delay of payments to Contractors, comprises six different...

Edit History

2026-05-20 17:01:45 · NVIDIA / meta/llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct
Live
View comparison
AI Proofread
"Superiors passed over for a long period with full knowledge of all the circumstances, and with full power to act. If they had thought action meetful. 51. A similar objection may with equal justice be entirely against any proceeding on the first charge, that of failing to send in Requisitions at the proper dates. I have already been severely reprimanded for any neglect of which I have been guilty in respect of this matter by Letter No. 487 of the 13th October 1871, and that reprimand has been placed on record. Since that date there have been no further delinquencies on my part. 25. The third charge, in so far as it is included in one and two, is open to the same objection. It was disposed of by the reprimand conveyed in Letter No. 407 of the 13th October, 1871, above referred to, and cannot now be reopened. 26. The fourth charge, that relating to delay of payments to Contractors, comprises six different...
Baseline (Original)
14 "Superiors paped over for 20 "long a period with full "Knowledge of all the circumstances, "and with full power to act. "if they had thought cetion "Metful." "51. A similar frotéri- may "with" iqual Justice be entirel " against any proceeding on the first charge. that of "failing to send in Requisitions "at the proper dates. I have already been reverely reprimanded for any neglect of which I have been quilly respect of this matter by Letter Se 487 of the 13t $19 " October 1871, and that reprimand "has been placed on record. Since that dare there have “been M further delinquencin on my part". "25. the third charge in so far as it is included in one and two - is open "Charger "to the same objection.. "was disposed of by the reprimand "Conveyed in Letter to 407 of the "/3" Gelober, 187)- above referred to " and cannot now be reopened". "26 The fourth charga, 173- "That relating to decry of "payments to Crutractors - "Comprises six differeni
2026-05-20 17:01:45 · Baseline
View content

14

"Superiors paped over for 20 "long a period with full "Knowledge of all the circumstances,

"and with full power to act.

"if they had thought cetion "Metful."

"51. A similar frotéri- may "with"

iqual Justice be entirel " against any proceeding on the first charge. that of "failing to send in Requisitions "at the proper dates. I have already been reverely reprimanded for any neglect of which I have been quilly

respect of this matter by Letter Se 487 of the 13t

$19

" October 1871, and that reprimand

"has been placed on record.

Since that dare there have

“been

M

further delinquencin

on my part". "25. the third charge in so

far

as it is included in

one and two - is open

"Charger

"to the same objection.. Sé "was disposed of by the reprimand

"Conveyed in Letter to 407 of the "/3" Gelober, 187)- above referred to " and cannot now be reopened". "26 The fourth charga, 173- "That relating to decry of "payments to Crutractors - "Comprises six differeni

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.