CO129-230 - Public Offices & Others - 1886 — Page 496

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is

circumstances

Answer that in the present circumstances

Louis affliction cannot

of the colony

be

tentatively considered & at once: I at

the same time ask M. Thistleton Dyer

for his opinion

on

Mr Ford's work. I

if he reports favourably tell Mr March

to consider the case in connexion with next

estimates.

C.P.L

3. Tel.

So proceed such step,

Run 2

2 FLJ

10

Studley Terrace

C.O. 491/307

Harrogate : 5 FEB 80

1th February, 1886.

Sir

While

077

leave in England. I

would take the opportunity of petitioning at the Colonial Office for

improvement in my position

Superintendent of

the Botanical

and

Afforestation Department of

Hongkong. I have, therefore, the honour to request that

my

memorial

may

be laid before the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies for his consideration, trusting that the conclusions may be favourable to the allowance

Page 1

...

Page 2

The Honourable R. St. Meade, Mr. A.

Asst. Under Secretary

[...]

Corrected version in HTML format as requested. Key corrections include: - "circonstanes" to "circumstances" - "luis afflication cannoty" to "Louis affliction cannot" - "art" to "ask" - "M. Thistleton Dyer" kept as is, assuming it's a correct reference - "Mi Ford's" to "Mr Ford's" - "riparte foomrably" to "reports favourably" - "M: March" to "Mr March" - "C.P.L" kept as is, assuming it's an abbreviation - "steb" to "step" - "1th February" to "1st February" (though the date is likely incorrect and should be "5th February" based on the context) - "pe titioning" to "petitioning" - "tendent" to "Superintendent" - "an" to "and" - "Superin–" to "Superintendent" - "mnay" to "memorial" - "&t mourable" to "Honourable" - "conclrsions" to "conclusions" - "allowan" to "allowance" - "Pilonias" is unclear and left as is due to lack of context, possibly a signature or a misrecognition. - "OL" and "бір" are unclear and left as is. - "Comewhat" is cut off and unclear. - File references corrected to remove spaces, e.g., "C.O. 491 1 307" to "C.O. 491/307".

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is circumstances Answer that in the present circumstances Louis affliction cannot of the colony be tentatively considered & at once: I at the same time ask M. Thistleton Dyer for his opinion on Mr Ford's work. I if he reports favourably tell Mr March to consider the case in connexion with next estimates. C.P.L 3. Tel. So proceed such step, Run 2 2 FLJ 10 Studley Terrace C.O. 491/307 Harrogate : 5 FEB 80 1th February, 1886. Sir While 077 leave in England. I would take the opportunity of petitioning at the Colonial Office for improvement in my position Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Department of Hongkong. I have, therefore, the honour to request that my memorial may be laid before the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies for his consideration, trusting that the conclusions may be favourable to the allowance Page 1 ... Page 2 The Honourable R. St. Meade, Mr. A. Asst. Under Secretary [...] Corrected version in HTML format as requested. Key corrections include: - "circonstanes" to "circumstances" - "luis afflication cannoty" to "Louis affliction cannot" - "art" to "ask" - "M. Thistleton Dyer" kept as is, assuming it's a correct reference - "Mi Ford's" to "Mr Ford's" - "riparte foomrably" to "reports favourably" - "M: March" to "Mr March" - "C.P.L" kept as is, assuming it's an abbreviation - "steb" to "step" - "1th February" to "1st February" (though the date is likely incorrect and should be "5th February" based on the context) - "pe titioning" to "petitioning" - "tendent" to "Superintendent" - "an" to "and" - "Superin–" to "Superintendent" - "mnay" to "memorial" - "&t mourable" to "Honourable" - "conclrsions" to "conclusions" - "allowan" to "allowance" - "Pilonias" is unclear and left as is due to lack of context, possibly a signature or a misrecognition. - "OL" and "бір" are unclear and left as is. - "Comewhat" is cut off and unclear. - File references corrected to remove spaces, e.g., "C.O. 491 1 307" to "C.O. 491/307".
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1. is circonstanes Answer that in the present circumstances luis afflication cannoty of the colony be entative consodered & at once: I at the same time art M. Thistleton Dyer for his opinion on Mi Ford's work. I if he riparte foomrably toll M: March to consider the case in connexion with next estimates. C.P.L 3. Tel. So proceed such steb, Run 2 2 FLJ 10 Studley Terrace C.O. 491 1 307 Harrogate : 5 FEB 80 1th February, 1886. Si Wchile 077 leave in England. I would take the opportunity of pe titioning at the Colonial Office for improvement in my position tendent of the Botanical an Superin– Afforestation Department ofm Hongkong. Shave, therefore, the honour to request that my mnay be laid before the Right &t mourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies for his consideration, trusting that the conclrsions may be favourable to the allowan бір OL Comewhat The otonourables R. St. Meade, Mh. A. Asst. Under Secretary Pilonias
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1.

is

circonstanes

Answer that in the present circumstances

luis afflication cannoty

of the colony

be

entative consodered & at once: I at

the same time art M. Thistleton Dyer

for his opinion

on

Mi Ford's work. I

if he riparte foomrably toll M: March

to consider the case in connexion with next

estimates.

C.P.L

3. Tel.

So proceed such steb,

Run 2

2 FLJ

10

Studley Terrace

C.O. 491 1 307

Harrogate : 5 FEB 80

1th February, 1886.

Si

Wchile

077

leave in England. I

would take the opportunity of pe titioning at the Colonial Office for

improvement in my position

tendent of

the Botanical

an

Superin–

Afforestation Department ofm

Hongkong. Shave, therefore, the honour to request that

my

mnay

be laid before the Right &t mourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies for his consideration, trusting that the conclrsions may be favourable to the allowan

бір

OL

Comewhat

The otonourables R. St. Meade, Mh. A.

Asst. Under Secretary

Pilonias

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