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2.

W^t John Minchin to Surveyor General.

The contract between the (Corpus) the latter and the Government stipulates that during home he shall continue to receive half pay and he now asks that this privilege may not be considered forfeited by the fact of his having remained for a longer time in the Colony, but that the money which amounts to £140 may be paid to his wife in England.

3.

I am unable to say how far his having accepted a temporary engagement in the Colony affects his claim to this money, as the contract which was drawn up by the Crown Agents, does not provide against such a contingency.

(Signed) A M. Price Surveyor General.

Hongkong, 5 November, 1886

I beg to inform you that on the morning of the 4^o instant just before embarking for England I received an offer from the Superintendent of the PX Company to remain in Hongkong for a period of six months to superintend the erection of their Offices and which offer I have accepted. I therefore most respectfully ask to be pleased to obtain the sanction of His Excellency the Governor to the payment of the half Salary due to me from the date on which I should have embarked to the date on which the steamer will arrive in London and that the Crown Agents may be instructed to pay

The Honourable John M. Price Surveyor General.

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167 2. W^t John Minchin to Surveyor General. The contract between the (Corpus) the latter and the Government stipulates that during home he shall continue to receive half pay and he now asks that this privilege may not be considered forfeited by the fact of his having remained for a longer time in the Colony, but that the money which amounts to £140 may be paid to his wife in England. 3. I am unable to say how far his having accepted a temporary engagement in the Colony affects his claim to this money, as the contract which was drawn up by the Crown Agents, does not provide against such a contingency. (Signed) A M. Price Surveyor General. Hongkong, 5 November, 1886 I beg to inform you that on the morning of the 4^o instant just before embarking for England I received an offer from the Superintendent of the PX Company to remain in Hongkong for a period of six months to superintend the erection of their Offices and which offer I have accepted. I therefore most respectfully ask to be pleased to obtain the sanction of His Excellency the Governor to the payment of the half Salary due to me from the date on which I should have embarked to the date on which the steamer will arrive in London and that the Crown Agents may be instructed to pay The Honourable John M. Price Surveyor General.
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167

2.

Wt John Minchinet to Surveyor General.

The contract between the

(Copus)

the

pacage

latter and the Government

stipulates

that

during

home he shall continue to receive

half pay and he now asks that

not be

this privilege may considered forfeited by the fact of his having remained for longed

money

Ch

short time

in the folony, but that the

which amounts to £140ing

140143

may be paid to his wife in England.

3.

how

far

affects

ل

Amm

unable to say

his having accepte

in the Colony

temporary engagement

his claim to this

money, as

the contract which was drawn up by the frown Agents, does not i

Provide

such a

against su

Contingency.

at have to.

(Signed) A M. Price

Surveyor General.

bey

Hongkong, 5 November, 1886

to inform you

that

Juh

offer

the morning of the zoo instant just before embarking for England I received an from the Superintendent of the RX Company

to remain in

Songkong for a period of

ix months to Superintendent the crection

of

their

Offices

4. and which offer I have accepted. I therefore by most respectfully

ack for

to be pleased to obtain 'the

t

pleased sanction of his ballingy the Governor to the payment of the half Salary due

to ine

from

the date on

which I

should have enbarked to the date

مامی ساران

which the steancer will arrive in London and that the frown be instructed to pay Agents may

he Stonourable John M. Price

Survey or General.

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