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That it is Lordship has approved the Estimates, and as my salary is therein stated at $3,600 I should be allowed to draw that amount.

The cost of House-rent, servants etc. is so excessive that $2,500 is really not sufficient for a responsible Officer to keep up appearances. I have been led to expect this increase, and since the return of the approved Estimates have contracted debts in anticipation of receiving the said increase and arrears - which can only be paid out of my present salary day by day.

As I have a wife and two children, this will cause me very serious inconvenience. May I therefore beg of His Lordship to confirm his approval of the Estimates, and direct my salary to be paid in accordance therewith, as the matter is one of very serious moment to me.

I venture to trust His Lordship will reply by telegram. I may mention that Sir Wm. Des Vaux is in England on leave, and I had to go to Japan through...

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That it is Lordship has approved the Estimates, and as my salary is therein stated at $3,600 I should be allowed to draw that amount. The cost of House-rent, servants etc. is so excessive that $2,500 is really not sufficient for a responsible Officer to keep up appearances. I have been led to expect this increase, and since the return of the approved Estimates have contracted debts in anticipation of receiving the said increase and arrears - which can only be paid out of my present salary day by day. As I have a wife and two children, this will cause me very serious inconvenience. May I therefore beg of His Lordship to confirm his approval of the Estimates, and direct my salary to be paid in accordance therewith, as the matter is one of very serious moment to me. I venture to trust His Lordship will reply by telegram. I may mention that Sir Wm. Des Vaux is in England on leave, and I had to go to Japan through...
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3rd That It is Lordship has

828

approved the Estimates, and as my salary.

is therein stated at $3,600 I should

be allowed to draw that amount.

Lf the

The cost of House-rent, servants tc. is so excessive that $2,500 is really not sufficient for a responsible

Officer to keep up appearances

That I have been led to expect..

56

this increase, and since the return.

of

the approved Estrinates have contracted

debts-in anticipation of receiving

the said increase and arrears - which

only

can be paid out of my present

salary day by

As I have

a severe

effort, and

a wife and two children

this will cause me

inconvenience),

very serious

May I therefore bey of

to ack His Lordship to confirm his

my

approval of the Estimates, and direct salary to be paid in accordance therewith,

the matter is our

and as Inoment to

Ine

of very serious I ventore to trust Stis

Lordship will reply by telegram.

may

mention that

on leave,

до

to Japan

through

Sie Wm. Des Vaux is in England

and Max. List I had to

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