CO129-175 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [9-12] — Page 45

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

43

Addressed to the Right Honourable The Secretary of State for War

for War by the Major General Commanding the Troops, wherein he submits that the conduct of the Colonial Government has been gratuitously and obstructively detrimental to public business.

9.

Eveline W.

The narrative of the business in Colonial Secretary which I transmit leaves me little to add on the subject, and from which I think the following facts are deducible:

1st that the exchange of correspondence between the Control Department and Colonial Government prior to 1875 worked satisfactorily.

2nd that the Major General Commanding by his Memorandum dated 29th January 1876, and 3rd defined by the Assistant Military Secretary's letter dated 27th April 1875, caused that system to be altered, and precluded the financial officers of the Colonial Government from (as heretofore) corresponding direct with the head of the Control Department at the risk of being accused of acting in contravention to the General's wishes.

3rd that the Colonial Government made a bona fide and straight-

Edit History

2026-05-21 10:37:47 · NVIDIA / meta/llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct
Live
View comparison
AI Proofread
43 Addressed to the Right Honourable The Secretary of State for War for War by the Major General Commanding the Troops, wherein he submits that the conduct of the Colonial Government has been gratuitously and obstructively detrimental to public business. 9. Eveline W. The narrative of the business in Colonial Secretary which I transmit leaves me little to add on the subject, and from which I think the following facts are deducible: 1st that the exchange of correspondence between the Control Department and Colonial Government prior to 1875 worked satisfactorily. 2nd that the Major General Commanding by his Memorandum dated 29th January 1876, and 3rd defined by the Assistant Military Secretary's letter dated 27th April 1875, caused that system to be altered, and precluded the financial officers of the Colonial Government from (as heretofore) corresponding direct with the head of the Control Department at the risk of being accused of acting in contravention to the General's wishes. 3rd that the Colonial Government made a bona fide and straight-
Baseline (Original)
43 addrefsed to the Right Omorable The Secretary of State for War for War by the Major General Commanding the Troops, wherein be submits that the conduct of the Colmial Gnament has been gratuit maly ob tunctive to public busines. ав 9. Eveline W The narrative of the bustus M2/ Colonial Secretary which I transmit leaves me little to add on the subject, and from which I think the following fact. et are deducible :. 1st that the explain of correspondence between the Control Department and Colonal Gums ment purr to 1875 worked satisfactorily. guard that the Major Gennal lammanding by ་་་་་་་་ཐ ིག bis Memorandum dated 29th January 1870, and 3. defined by the Assistant Military Secretary's letter dated 27th afuil April. 1875, cared that system to be altered, and precluded the financial officers of the Colonial Government from (as heretofore) enverfronding direct with the head of the Combel Depart at the risk of being ment. Save accused of acting acting in contravention to the Opuerali wishes. made 3rd that the Colonial Goremment. a bona fide and straight-
2026-05-21 10:37:47 · Baseline
View content

43

addrefsed to the Right Omorable The Secretary of State for War

for War by the Major General Commanding the Troops, wherein be submits that the conduct of the Colmial Gnament has been gratuit maly ob tunctive to public busines.

ав

9.

Eveline W

The narrative of the bustus M2/

Colonial Secretary which I

transmit leaves

me little to

add on the subject, and from which I think the following

fact.

et

are deducible :.

1st that the explain of correspondence between the Control Department and Colonal Gums

ment

purr

to

1875

worked

satisfactorily.

guard that the Major Gennal

lammanding by ་་་་་་་་ཐ ིག

bis Memorandum

dated 29th January 1870, and

3. defined by the Assistant Military Secretary's letter dated 27th afuil April. 1875, cared that system to be altered, and precluded the financial officers of the Colonial Government from (as heretofore)

enverfronding direct with the head of the Combel Depart

at the risk of being

ment.

Save

accused of acting

acting in contravention

to the Opuerali wishes.

made

3rd that the Colonial Goremment.

a bona fide and

straight-

Comments

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

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.