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4th March ultimo, respecting certain alleged irregularities in the Public accounts which appear to have occurred many months before my arrival in this Colony.

2. I now transmit a memorandum from M. March, respecting certain points raised in Your Lordship's despatch.

3. For my own part, I will confine myself at present to the remark that, to the best of my belief, there was no want of integrity on the part of any of the Public Officers to whom reference is made in connection with these matters. At the same time, I dare not conceal my greater surprise that even irregularities and greater confusion have not arisen under the system in force at Hongkong. For it appears that, at the period to which Your Lordship alludes, during the absence of Sir John Pope Hennessy on leave in England, and of Mr. Marsh on duty in Cyprus, the Superintendent of the Gaol (Mr. Jomochy) was acting as Governor and Commander-in-chief of Hongkong; one...

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395

3

4th March ultimo, respecting certain

alleged irregularities in the Publie

accounts which appear

occurred

to have

months before my

many arrival in this Colony

2.

I now transmit a

memorandum from M. March,

respecting sertain points raised in

Your Lordship's despatch.

3.

For my

own part,

I will confine my self at present to the remark that, to the best of my belief, there was no want of integrity on the part of any of the Public Officers

to

Enclosure.

to whom reference is made in

connection with these matters. At

the same time, I dare not conceal

greater

my surprise

that even

irregularities and greater confusion have not arisen under the system in -force at Hongkong. For it appears that, at the period to which Your Lordship

alludes, during the absence of Sir John Pope Hennessy

on

leave in

and of Mr. Marsh on

England,

duty in Cyprus,

the Superintendent of the Gaol (Mr. Jomochy).

was

acting as Governor ___ and Commander-in-chief of Honghong;

one

ནག་དག་དག་པ་ཡང་མན་

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