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which has been sometimes adopted, though not invariably, be abandoned.
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Her Majesty's Government were of this distinction, by race were which Chinese Officers of Hongkong not for some years given pensions, - though entitled to them under the minute sanctioned by the Lords of the Treasury and the Colonial Office,- until Your Lordship noticed it in 1873. In the Despatch No. 115 of the 7th of August of that year Your Lordship writes to Governor Sir Arthur Kennedy saying you do not understand how such distinction had arisen.
Sir Arthur Kennedy in reply expressed his agreement with the change his predecessor (Sir Richard MacDonnell) had made, and stated his reasons for maintaining the distinction. He was under the impression that the Chinese Officials neither expected nor wished to get pensions; and, acting on that representation, Your Lordship conditionally sanctioned the exceptional treatment of Chinese. I have satisfied myself, by careful enquiry, that my predecessor was not accurately informed as to the views of the Chinese subject, and that the reluctant and conditional consent Your Lordship gave to the race distinction, which would deprive the majority of the Officers of the Colonial Government of pensions, was
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which has been sometimes adopted, though not invariably, be abandoned.
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not aware
Her Majesty's Government were of this
distinction, by
race
were
which Chinese Officers of Hongkong not for some years given pensions, - though entitled to them under the minute
sanctioned by the Lorde of the Treasury
and the Colonial Office,- until
Your Lordship noticed it in 1873. In the Despatch N. 115 of the 7th of August of : that year Your Lordship writes to
Governor dir eArthur Kennedy saying you do not understand how such
distinction had arisen.
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change his predecessor (Sir Richard MacDonnel) had made, and stated his
reasons
for maintaining the distinction.
He was under the
impression
that the
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Chinese Officials neither expected. wished to get pensions; and, acting that representation, Your Lordship, conditionally, sanotioned the exceptional treatment of Chinese . I have satisfied _ myself, by careful enquiry, that my predecessor.
was not accurately informed
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as to the views of the Chinese subject, and that the reluctant and conditional consent Your Lordship gave
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to the race distinction, which would deprive the majority of the Officers of the Colonial Government of pensions, was
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