the movements of other Governor could not be decided at the time, and which I now venture to bring to Your Lordship's notice.
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I left Barbados on the 1st of December 1876, on the receipt of a telegram in which Your Lordship informed me of my appointment to Hongkong and instructed me to proceed to London for a conference on public affairs.
Having had an interview with Your Lordship and transacted other necessary business at the Colonial Office, I left London for China on the 8th of March 1897.
In consideration of the somewhat excessive amount of work and the existing anxiety involved in the duties I discharged in Barbados, I had anticipated being able to remain on half pay in England for six or nine months.
However, Your Lordship mentioned to me circumstances connected with the Government of Hongkong which rendered it necessary for me to proceed to the Colony without the rest from official duties to which I had looked forward.
On arriving in Hongkong, I certainly found that there was work of importance, especially in connection with questions pending, in addition to the matters mentioned to me (the unsatisfactory relation between the...)
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the movements of other Governor. could not be decided at the time, and which I now venture to bring to Your Lordship's notice.
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