CO129-201 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [6] — Page 27

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paper to translate and Strandated it night, after office hours and

the

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retioned it to kun much morning before office hours . When Stranslated=2 ttuse papers I was not aware to : obat case they referred . Rubsequently

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Mr Wotton told me that he would purkaps ack for my attendance in Court to answer certain questions certain points connected with Chinese rites and laws . I accordingly, spent another evening, after office. hours, in reading up Clicever works the lectunedl quections regarding which I was informed I could.~. perhaps be questioned. He turned out, however, that my attendance in limest

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Boas

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was not required for the purpose,

4 having docae thee work for that purpose, I considered it quite right that in the bill which Peappored the been submitted to the Registrar both Winds of work which I had theus- done in my

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- private time

should be included.

lours.

The time when I did the whole of the work for which I was thus prid was therefore my oron time before and after office tenure. I considered that I had a perfect-- right to do sin

my

own teine any translation work Ipleased, and I maintain that if payment for

any such literary work, dove in

my

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