for

his Council and desired that I

should

him a hearing which I

give declined to do.

I bey to add that I am quite acive to the imperfections of the body & Interpreters - and though to Imeter, profecies his "ignorance of men and of languages it is only a few days

since that he recommended in very urgent terms a Exinese

interpreter whom on

inquiry.

bunch to be wholly unworthy of

Just.

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rieporal by Sir Henry Barkly three nominations of Linere diterputer at £750 a cach and sangrad

for

your

no person whom I can recommend

and who is willing to accept the Put and I find the similan Appointments proposed at syncy by the Legislature. It is to be hopch time and demand will create a supply. In the diplomatic

A Department we have 12 Student Interpreters at a Salary of £200 a

Year

are very

Brut the difficulties treat with the variety of itious spoken und the labor of acquiring any if

I have now placed at my

tiem.

and dwellings provided for

them but there is not muc

one of them

the

able to interpret in either 17 local idioms _ and Mr. Caldwell

is really the only functionary upon

whom

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