Richard MacDonnell proposed to the Secretary of State that the Surveyor General of Hongkong should receive a fee of one per cent on the amounts realized by the sale of Crown Lands, equivalent, it stated to £100 a year.
3. In Colonial Office despatch No. 11 of the 18th of September 1867 the Duke of Buckingham, replying to Governor MacDonnell approved of this proposition, and the then Surveyor General and his next successor accordingly received the benefit of this allowance.
4. On my appointment to Hongkong the land sale fees were in accordance with my recommendations to Government with respect to the disposal of land. I felt that it would be more conducive to the honour of Government if I were to abstain from deriving any personal advantage from the alienation of Crown Lands sold at my own instance, and actuated by this feeling, I allowed all my fees or commission to lapse to the Colonial Treasury.
Since I have held my present office, the commission on the sale of land have continued to remain unappropriated by me with a single exception which I think it only right to mention, lest it might be thought that I had, at any time, drawn money which had been duly sanctioned by Her Majesty's Government.
5. As however it devolved on the Surveyor General to make recommendations for my benefit. In 1876 and 1877 the completion of the Ordnance Surveys of the Colony during which...
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Richard MacDonnell proposed to the Sconetary of State that the Surveyor Cecinal of Hongkong should receive a fee of one per cout on the amounts realized by the sale of Crown Lando, equivalent, it stated to ₤100 a year . 3. In Colonial Office despatch x. 11 of the 18th of September 1867 the Duke of Buckingham, replying to Governor Mac Donnell approved of this proposition, and the then Surveyor General and his next__ successor
acce
-dingly received
the benefit of this allowance.
4.
On
my appointinent to Hongkong the land sale fees
ment in
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recommendations to Government respect of the disposal of land, Ifelt
that it would be more conducive
were
to the honour of Government if I to abskim from deriving and -personal advantage from the
alienation of Crown Lauds sold at
my
own instance, and actuated
by this feeling, I allowed all my fees or commissione to lapse ts the Colonial Treasury
lo.
Since I have held un
my
present office, the commission= on the sale of land have continues to remain meappropriated by me single exception which
one
with I think it only right to mention, lest it might be thought that I time, drawn money
any
which
had, at
by
Ster
from
this
naturally also fell to me under the preceding arrangement had been duly sar Majesty's Government.
5.
071.
sanctioned
As however it devolved the Surveyor General to make
recomencndations
cource
for my
on
benefit. In 1876 and 1877 the completion of the Ordnance Surveys of the Colony during
which
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