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With the highest respect, Your Lordship's,
Most obedient
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I have to acknowledge
the receipt of Sir John Davis
despatch No 15 dated 25 Jan.
last reporting the death of
Mr Pope, Clerk of the works
and Civil Engineer in
the
Land Office at Hong Kong,
&
the appointment of Mr. Charles Strahan in his room.
I regret that it is
Not in my power to confirm Sir J. Davis's nomination of
Mr Strahan, as it is my
intention to select a Gentleman in this Country to fill the
Vacancy occasioned by Mr.
Pope's death.