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Director of Colonial Audit to Acting Auditor, Hong Kong.

Ballin (dated 17th July), that he and his lati W. Cormack, being dissatisfied wiki hi forni homent cuppestión, have sent in a jo mit bedition asking that this may be but anti- scale £ 400 × 20 × 560 wit £100 duly pay. Perhaps hiaspore it would be as well to bait until his receipt of the next mail before rephing

to this.

7.9.17

At once

A&C

9.10.9.17

No: 95/137.

17th April, 1917.

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your] letter, No: 4/10, of the 31st January enclosing an appli- cation from Mr: Cormack for an increase in his emoluments, and, in reply, to inform you that if, as I understand, you are of opinion that sufficiently good grunas exist to warrant the favourable consideration of Mr: Cormack's application, you should take the necessary steps to bring¦ it, together with any representations you may be prepared to submit in support of it, before the notice of the Governor, informing me, in due course, of the result vi your action.

I have, etc.,

(Sgd)

A.E. STEPHENSON.