CO129-159 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [9-12] — Page 161

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post on a Salary which does not permit of his incurring expense of a trip to Europe.

I must be permitted to assure "Your Lordships" that in Mr. Stewart this Government possesses a most valuable Servant, whom it is important to keep satisfied with the treatment and consideration which he receives.

There is no doubt, though I have not heard it from himself, that both the Chinese and Japanese are prepared to employ him at a far higher rate of Salary than this Colony at present pays him, and I deem it, therefore, advisable to solicit Your Lordship's sanction to the increased rate of pay, to which in the opinion of the Council he is justly entitled.

I have the honour to be,

"My Lord,

Your Lordships' most obedient humble servant,

Ughelli is not likely to be the correct name, the correct one is likely to be "Rodriguez" or more probably "Ughelli" is a typo of "Rodriguez" is not likely, a more probable correction is "Uchennel" is a typo of "Ushell" or more likely "Urmston" or most likely "Rodriguez" is not the case, the most probable is "Uchennel" -> "Ushell" is not it, a very likely correction is "Urmston", however the most probable is that it is "Urmston" or it could be a title or name starting with "U", a likely candidate is "UGhelli" is not it, a more likely is that the correct expansion is to "Ushell" or to a title, the most likely is that "Uchennel" is a mis-OCR of a name, a very likely candidate is that the original was "Urmston", a full name like "Sir William Urmston" or just "Urmston". However the most straightforward correction, with a Colonial context is that "Uchennel" is "Urmston". The most likely full name is "Sir John Urmston" or a similar title, so "Uchennel Governor" is most likely "Urmston Governor".

The final version should be

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post on a Salary which does not permit of his incurring expense of a trip to Europe.

I must be permitted to assure "Your Lordships" that in Mr. Stewart this Government possesses a most valuable Servant, whom it is important to keep satisfied with the treatment and consideration which he receives.

There is no doubt, though I have not heard it from himself, that both the Chinese and Japanese are prepared to employ him at a far higher rate of Salary than this Colony at present pays him, and I deem it, therefore, advisable to solicit Your Lordship's sanction to the increased rate of pay, to which in the opinion of the Council he is justly entitled.

I have the honour to be,

"My Lord,

Your Lordships' most obedient humble servant,

Urmston Governor

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post on a Salary which does not permit of his incurring expense of a trip to Europe.

I must be permitted to assure "Your Lordships" that in Mr. Stewart this Government possesses a most valuable Servant, whom it is important to keep satisfied with the treatment and consideration which he receives.

There is no doubt, though I have not heard it from himself, that both the Chinese and Japanese are prepared to employ him at a far higher rate of Salary than this Colony at present pays him, and I deem it, therefore, advisable to solicit Your Lordship's sanction to the increased rate of pay, to which in the opinion of the Council he is justly entitled.

I have the honour to be,

"My Lord,

Your Lordships' most obedient humble servant,

Urmston Governor