CO129-290 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [1-4] — Page 369

GOR 100 so

Hngkay

12

362

May 29

FT.

kong

ho 85

iH. Blake

MINUTE.

masnaghten 11/5-

White Hamilton 11.

Astrogus.

Lacas.

Crepom.

12

Wingfield.

of Selborne.

Chamberlain.

for comod

Ind

Sir

I have the honour to

acknowledge the receipt of your

Despatch No. 40 of

the 24th March last and to approve

the proposed increases

in Salary of

the Indian Staff

at the Victoria Gaol which

you recommend.

I

am not prepared

to reconsider

the

decision in regard

to the

proposal to grant

Privileges

to those officers.

1

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GOR(100)so

Hongkong

12

362

May 29

F.T.

Kong

Ho 85

W.H. Blake

MINUTE.

Macnaghten 11/5-

White Hamilton 11.

Astrogus -> Astrobus ? ( kept original )

was changed to ->

Astrobus.

Lacas.

Crepom.

12

Wingfield.

of Selborne.

Chamberlain.

for Comod

Ind

Sir

I have the honour to

acknowledge the receipt of your

Despatch No. 40 of

the 24th March last and to approve

the proposed increases

in Salary of

the Indian Staff

at the Victoria Gaol which

you recommend.

I

am not prepared

to reconsider

the

decision in regard

to the

proposal to grant

Privileges

to those officers.

1

becomes

GOR(100)so

Hongkong

12

362

May 29

F.T.

Kong

Ho 85

W.H. Blake

MINUTE.

Macnaghten 11/5-

White Hamilton 11.

Astrobus.

Lacas.

Crepom.

12

Wingfield.

of Selborne.

Chamberlain.

for Comod

Ind

Sir

I have the honour to

acknowledge the receipt of your

Despatch No. 40 of

the 24th March last and to approve

the proposed increases

in Salary of

the Indian Staff

at the Victoria Gaol which

you recommend.

I

am not prepared

to reconsider

the

decision in regard

to the

proposal to grant

Privileges

to those officers.

1

Here is the final output:

GOR(100)so

Hongkong

12

362

May 29

F.T.

Kong

Ho 85

W.H. Blake

MINUTE.

Macnaghten 11/5-

White Hamilton 11.

Astrobus.

Lacas.

Crepom.

12

Wingfield.

of Selborne.

Chamberlain.

for Comod

Ind

Sir

I have the honour to

acknowledge the receipt of your

Despatch No. 40 of

the 24th March last and to approve

the proposed increases

in Salary of

the Indian Staff

at the Victoria Gaol which

you recommend.

I

am not prepared

to reconsider

the

decision in regard

to the

proposal to grant

Privileges

to those officers.

1