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the dollar) a loss of £700 sterling fur

or

4,200 in a vi

per

years'

tenn of office they have come upon

tite/

av a

For b I may

was

serious disappointment.

mutil now unaware, as

mention, was also the

Colonial Scentury, that the privilege

erjoyed by my

Predecessor wao

to

a o

be regarded though I cannot

exceptional, and

far as to

go so far

say positively that had I known

of the low on

exchange I should

not have accepted

I

carr

epted the appointment,

avsert with certainly that

this

this large difference in the emolumento would have considerably

NAOMBA SId

the doubts on the subjech which,

Your Lordship is

entertained on

offen

4

is aware,

receiving your

as.

kind

I would further ask Youn

another

Lordships conciduation of u -point. Though I have not

me,

infortimately, the letter by believe I am correct in saying

before. I left England I received one

that

from

your Departituent, inforvino me that HongKong

AVCIO

regarded

d ava

forr

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