CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898 — Page 238

comply

to

for

JO

with

your request

long a postponement

the aformafation

of your taking if the duties

of your yout,

but he is

t

prepared to allow

you

remain in England until the portray.

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the at your early convenience of

to 3 I am to request you inforun

J am to add that the C. A

have been instructed to pay

the date out on which

you

propore leaving for thoughing as the late governor requested that his govt might receive

you your half. Salary from tile graphic infor

(Hongkong)

viz the wake of

Thanth at the hacke

$12500 per annum at

annum at 4f the

doliar from

the 3rd

February

Custaut.

The Istal emoluments

the ground of Hong Kong Dare $32000 p.a. but of this Sum #7000

$7000 are considered

g

to be of the nature of thin Intainment alliance

ponit

tha

1.

macnighten 17/2

W. Hamilton

12 aces

2.

B

2777.

Hongkong

232

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Mo

Gentlemen,

February 298

buitenofercantanton I am directed by

Mr Secretary Chamberlain

to inform you that he approves

of your paying to Sir A. Blaken

the new

•Governor of Hong Kong

half-salary from Hongking

гіз

Funds at the rate of $2500

per annum

dollar

from

at 4/- the

thi 34d just

inclusive, until he leaves for

the alom

Sir Henry Blake has been