CO129-248 - Public Offices & Others - 1890 — Page 728

DRAFT.

0.0.

22127

нки

724

In Camptroller &

Auditor General

MINUTE.

Mr. Johnan 28 Nov.

Mr. Fanfield 28 Nov

Mr. Wingfield.

Mr. Bramston.

X Mr. Meade.

Sir R. Herbert.

Baron de Worms.

Lord Knutsford.

28/1⁄2

28+

drafted for coming

opy & for on 23953

зби,

a

29

DS. Nu qo

In reply to un

. letter of

the 13th inst.

(no. 1207) regarding

the Audit staff at

Hongkong

I am

directed by Lord Knutsford to observe

that although £760

may be enough for

the proposed Audit Clerk to begin with,

it will no

doubt be

necessary

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