CO129-257 - Public Offices & Others - 1892 — Page 606

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The use of furniture

in Government House, Hong Kong

I much regret that I have

not previously replied to your letter of September. With a

I made request to you to stop

deducting from Hongkong Bank remittances the amount of

percentage I had already paid, and

since the Account rendered

I was incapacitated for many weeks from reading or attending to correspondence

hence the matter

remained unsettled until now.

I find that the

whole

of the Account claimed are in respect

of periods when I was absent from Hong Kong,

and

I was not aware of

a rule which was understood

to be in force until the 23rd ult. Last, my

papers having come to hand on the 6th instant,

I herewith enclose cheque for the

amount claimed!

but I must respectfully,

and at the same

time firmly, protest

against a demand to pay for the use of furniture during periods when I was not using it,

and in accordance with

a rule of which I was not aware.

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The use of furniture in Government House, Hong Kong I much regret that I have not previously replied to your letter of September. With a I made request to you to stop deducting from Hongkong Bank remittances the amount of percentage I had already paid, and since the Account rendered I was incapacitated for many weeks from reading or attending to correspondence hence the matter remained unsettled until now. I find that the whole of the Account claimed are in respect of periods when I was absent from Hong Kong, and I was not aware of a rule which was understood to be in force until the 23rd ult. Last, my papers having come to hand on the 6th instant, I herewith enclose cheque for the amount claimed! but I must respectfully, and at the same time firmly, protest against a demand to pay for the use of furniture during periods when I was not using it, and in accordance with a rule of which I was not aware.
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the use of furniture

in Grocumbe House Hauling

I much exper my Meet that I have

not previously rebleed to your heller of Leptember. With a

I male russ to to to,

toto

leeping from Hongkong on to the amount of

percentage I had already faid, and

ween the Answer hashes

Sylased I was incefacilaled for many weaks from reading or attending to correspondence

hence the matter

ven Cashich on

And

JA

uny

I find itear ther

whole

of the Acounte claimed are in refects

"

599

of periods when I was abrent from tougheny,

far

S

алим

ou bid 7.

in accadave with

a rule wich was unde

fil

knam tome for the fact ture on the 23th befet. Last, my

percra

having came to an Clea on the oth hefber of

the dawn wheth

I here with anclar dugene for the

amount claime!

but I meant respectfully,

and abthe hams

then firmaly, protect

a demand b pay for the use of ferielour dining periods when I was not using it,

and in acendowe

with a

nluck

нико

reele

и како

:

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