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"occur in the ordinary conduct of business;

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and whenever the Governor quits the

Colony, there must necessarily be great. risk of miscarriage from the absence of any person who is officially, familiar with the state of the most important.

"business, and the views of the Secretary

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of State and of the Governor."

I wish it to be.

clearly understood that in recommending,

on

public grounds, this new appointment, I am not actuated by any desire to save myself labour. I shall, in

event, continue here as in

every

my previous

Governments

Governments, to write with my own hand, all important despatches to the - Secretary of State, and also to the General Commanding the Troops at Honghong, and to the Admiral Commanding the Naval

the China Station. But few -

Forces

on

Governors have strength enough to be

equally energetic in so depressing

climate.

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In conclusion, I would.

observe that, looking to the irregularities in the public accounts, and to the general confusion often caused by the system. in force in this Colony, (of which I gave

some

now