CO129-211 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [8-9] — Page 128

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to deprive me of the privilege enjoyed by my immediate predecessor in this Government - namely, of remitting a portion of my salary at the par of account i.e. 1/1⁄2? per dollar.

It would appear that all the circumstances of this case have not been laid before Your Lordship, doubtless through the inadvertence to which the Colonial Department plead guilty in the despatch now under review.

It will be seen that this "inadvertence" was of a chronic character, for it extended over the six years term of office of Sir John Pope Hennessy; though the attention of the Department was officially called to the subject on more than one occasion. Moreover, this "inadvertence" prevented me from being informed, when the Government of Hong Kong was offered to me, that it was intended to deprive me of a valuable privilege enjoyed.

See inter alia. Sir J. Pope Hennessy to Secretary of State No.63 of July 13, 1874, and Lord Carnarvon's reply No.115 of (23/87) September 17, 1877, in which the right of Sir J. Pope Hennessy to remit a portion of his salary on the usual terms was expressly recognized.

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16 0 124 3 to deprive me of the privilege enjoyed by my immediate predecessor in this Government - namely, of remitting a portion of my salary at the par of account i.e. 1/1⁄2? per dollar. It would appear that all the circumstances of this case have not been laid before Your Lordship, doubtless through the inadvertence to which the Colonial Department plead guilty in the despatch now under review. It will be seen that this "inadvertence" was of a chronic character, for it extended over the six years term of office of Sir John Pope Hennessy; though the attention of the Department was officially called to the subject on more than one occasion. Moreover, this "inadvertence" prevented me from being informed, when the Government of Hong Kong was offered to me, that it was intended to deprive me of a valuable privilege enjoyed. See inter alia. Sir J. Pope Hennessy to Secretary of State No.63 of July 13, 1874, and Lord Carnarvon's reply No.115 of (23/87) September 17, 1877, in which the right of Sir J. Pope Hennessy to remit a portion of his salary on the usual terms was expressly recognized. the word was not out...
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16 0 124 3 to deprive me of the privilege enjoyed by my immediate - predesessor in this Government -namely, of remitting a portion of my salary at the par of account i.c. I/1⁄2? per dollar. It would appear that all the circumstances of this case have not been laid before Your Lordship, doubtless through the inadvertence to which the Colonial Department plead guilty in the despatch now under перевер rez It will be seen that this "inadvertence" was of of a chronic character, for it extended over the sixe years term of office of Fir John Pope Hennessy; though the attention of the Department wad on officially called to the subject more than one occasion. Moreover, this "inadvertense prevented me from being informed, when the Government of HongKong wad offered to me, that it was intended to deprive me of a valuable privilege injoyed See inter alia. Si J. Sope Hennessy to decretary of State Za N.63 of July 13, 1874, and Lord Carnarvon's reply n.115 of (2387) September 17, 1877, in which the right of dir. I hope Hennessy to remit a portion of his salary on the usual terms was expressly recognized he word wo not ootus
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to deprive me of the privilege

enjoyed by my

immediate

- predesessor in this Government

-namely, of remitting a portion of my salary at the par of account i.c. I/1⁄2? per dollar.

It would appear that

all the circumstances of

this

case

have not been laid before Your Lordship, doubtless through the inadvertence to which the Colonial

Department plead guilty in the despatch now under

перевер

rez

It will

be seen that this "inadvertence" was

of

of a chronic character, for it extended

over the sixe

years

term

of office of

Fir John Pope Hennessy; though the

attention of the Department

wad

on

officially called to the subject more than one occasion. Moreover,

this "inadvertense prevented

me

from being informed, when the Government of HongKong

wad

offered to me, that it was intended

to

deprive me of a valuable privilege

injoyed

See inter alia. Si J. Sope Hennessy to decretary of State Za N.63 of July 13, 1874, and Lord Carnarvon's reply n.115 of (2387) September 17, 1877, in which the right of dir. I hope Hennessy

to remit a portion of his salary on the usual terms was expressly recognized

he word wo not ootus

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