CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12] — Page 210

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed
Series Prev Next

of Mr George Peebles to be Government Marine Surveyor in this Colony, and to the advance of £150 made to him in

England, I have

the honour to inform Your Lordship that in consideration

of the fact that Mr Peebles

paid for

his passage to the Colony out of his own

funds, I have made an exception in his favour of the usual rule by

which such advances are repayable within twelve months, and approved of his refunding the advance in instalments of $50 per mensem:

At the market rate of exchange therefore it will take some 18 months to pay off the whole sum.

I would suggest for Your Lordship's consideration that when advances on account of salary are made by the Crown Agents, there should

Page 210

Page 211

Edit History

2026-05-26 11:59:52 · NVIDIA / meta/llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct
Live
View comparison
AI Proofread
of Mr George Peebles to be Government Marine Surveyor in this Colony, and to the advance of £150 made to him in England, I have the honour to inform Your Lordship that in consideration of the fact that Mr Peebles paid for his passage to the Colony out of his own funds, I have made an exception in his favour of the usual rule by which such advances are repayable within twelve months, and approved of his refunding the advance in instalments of $50 per mensem: At the market rate of exchange therefore it will take some 18 months to pay off the whole sum. I would suggest for Your Lordship's consideration that when advances on account of salary are made by the Crown Agents, there should Page 210 Page 211
Baseline (Original)
of Mr George Peebles to be Government Marine Surveyor in this Colony, and to the advance of £150 made to him in England, I have the honour to inform Your Lordship that in consideration of the fact that MW Peebles paid for to his passage the Colony out of his own I have made an funds, exception in his favour of the noual rule by which such advances are repayable 209 repayable within twelve months, and approved of - his refunding the advance in instalments of $50 per- Mensem: At the market rate of exchange therefore it will take some 18 months to pay off the whole sum. I would suggest 2. for Your Lordships that when advances account of salary consideration on are made by the Crown Agents, there should Page 210Page 211
2026-05-26 11:59:52 · Baseline
View content

of Mr George Peebles to be Government Marine Surveyor in this Colony, and to the advance of £150 made to him in

England, I have

the honour to inform Your Lordship that in consideration

of the fact that MW Peebles

paid for

to

his passage the Colony out of his own

I have made an

funds, exception in his favour of the noual rule by

which such advances are

repayable

209

repayable within twelve months, and approved of - his refunding the advance in instalments of $50 per-

Mensem:

At the market rate of

exchange therefore it will

take some 18 months to

pay off the whole sum.

I would suggest

2.

for Your Lordships

that when advances

account of salary

consideration

on

are made

by the Crown Agents, there

should

Page 210Page 211

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.