CO129-173 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [1-3] — Page 154

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should

be allowed to authorize

remittances, I have to

inform you that pending reference to the Secretary of

State

you

will be at

Liberty to Sanction portions

of salary being drawn through

the Crown Agents in cases

satisfied

Where

you

that the remittances are

made bona fide for the Objects for the conditions which have been specified my despatches, but you will understand that?

with all such cases brought-

under

my

notice at the same

time as instructions are

Sent to the Agents.

151

I With reference to the

two concluding paragraphs of your despatch now under reply I have

to report your careful attention to my despatch

h = 82 of the 18th of

September last, and I

have

again

to remind

you that the salaries of the Colonial Officials in Hongkong

Are So many

Silver

dollars, and that I am not prepared to admit that the fact that their salaries have not the same purchasing power with respect to

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should be allowed to authorize remittances, I have to inform you that pending reference to the Secretary of State you will be at Liberty to Sanction portions of salary being drawn through the Crown Agents in cases satisfied Where you that the remittances are made bona fide for the Objects for the conditions which have been specified my despatches, but you will understand that? with all such cases brought- under my notice at the same time as instructions are Sent to the Agents. 151 I With reference to the two concluding paragraphs of your despatch now under reply I have to report your careful attention to my despatch h = 82 of the 18th of September last, and I have again to remind you that the salaries of the Colonial Officials in Hongkong Are So many Silver dollars, and that I am not prepared to admit that the fact that their salaries have not the same purchasing power with respect to
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request that you should be alwwed to anthorize remittances, I have t inform you that ponding reference to the Secretary of State you will be at Liberty to Sanction portions of salary being drawn through the Crown Agents in cases satisfied Where you that the remittances are made bona fide for the Objects for the conditions which have been specified my despatches, but you will understand that? with all mich cases brought- under. my notice at the sama time as nistration are Sent to the Agents. 151 I With reference to the two concluding paragraphe of your despatch how under reply thave to repost your careful attenton to my despatch h = 82 of the 18th of Septon ber last, and I howe again fremind you that the salaries Fall the colonial Officials in Hongkong Are So many Lilver dollars, and that I an not prepared to admit that the fact that there salaries have not the same purchasing power with respect tor
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request that you

should

be alwwed to anthorize

remittances, I have t

inform you that ponding reference to the Secretary of

State

you

will be at

Liberty to Sanction portions

of salary being drawn through

the Crown Agents in cases

satisfied

Where

you

that the remittances are

made bona fide for the Objects for the conditions which have been specified my despatches, but you will understand that?

with all mich cases brought-

under.

my

notice at the sama

time as nistration are

Sent to the Agents.

151

I With reference to the

two concluding paragraphe of your despatch how under reply thave

to repost your careful attenton to my despatch

h = 82 of the 18th of

Septon ber last, and I

howe

again

fremind

you that the salaries Fall the colonial Officials in Hongkong

Are So many

Lilver

dollars, and that I an not prepared to admit that the fact that there salaries have not the same purchasing power with respect tor

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