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avail ourselves of the

assistance of Inspector W. Stanten, whose leave

of absence will if necessary be extended for this purpose; and he should

be paid his actual

travelling expenses,

Hakodate Hotel

expenses while away

[I am not sure

whether it is

10/7 or 15/-]

at the usual rate allowed to officers of his standing,

from home

he should also receive

full instead of half salary for the time actually spent on this duty.

97.

Governor.

No. 223

Date. 1894

2 Oct

Last previous Paper. Aug 5 & Jan 95 19435 94

Hong Kong No 19019

(Subject.) C. O. 179

DESPATCH. 19019

RECR

REO" | NOV

JA

Attorney General's Salary

Forwards report by the Actg. Attorney General on the subject.

Wn & 1, (79;-48837-CM-7-04

Next subsequent Paper.

(Minutes.)

Mr Bramston will see that the Pretrenchment Committee of Hong Kong (on pages

of their report) recommend that the Attorney General should be given private practice

again. The Governor, in covering despatch,

says

"In view

of the strong representation

and the opinion of

H. de B. Codrington,

the Committee and

J. W. Fielding Clarke, Sol George

and the Crown Solicitor & M. Johnson),

(M.

Best momentarily on which I am inclined to agree, your

Lordship may be prepared

to

reconsider the