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I March's appointment I find Sir

Michael Hicks Beach thus wrote on the 17th of December 1878:-

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"I have the hour to inform you

that I have appointed to. W. IX. dearch

Auditor General of Mauritius to be

Colonial Secutary and Auditor General

of Hong Kong

have

the Salary fined by the of Kimberley in his despatch

- 1 1/1 of the 11th September 1871 namely

$7,200 per Aunum.

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Lord Kimberley's decision

the question of amalgamating the tion

Affices and on

count of Salery

the amount

evidently not

given

the whole subject

without

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ou

was

considering

in all its bearings -

Writing to Lieutenant Governa Whitfeild

in despatch N. 57 of the 16th of September 1870 His Lordship said: _

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After considering

the

Correspondence

which has passed on the subject, and after consultation with Sir Richard Macdonnell,

"I have arrived at the conclusion that the

Offices of Colonial Secutors and Auditor General

may be amalgamated without detriment to the Public Service, and that the joint

duties can be efficiently performed by Mr

Austin the

Colonial Secretary who is

present Colonial

at this moment acting as Auditor."

5.

de the correspondence to which

Lord Kimberley refers I find the following

passages –