Nor Neville Caldwell applied for a salary increase in 1855, which was refused on the ground chiefly that he had not a sufficient knowledge of the Chinese language. Upon this, he resigned his office of Interpreter, and Mr. Grand Pré was appointed in his place.
It does not appear from this Despatch that any vacancy occurred, but Mr. Caldwell was appointed Superintendent of Police on the evening of ...
I suppose it was intended to unite the offices of Interpreter and Superintendent, if sanctioned, and increase the salary from £500 to £750.
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