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take into account a
{
thought
advisable
any longer to
knowledge
of Chinese.
onquially
It had been
intended to fix the limit of age
Eetween sixteen
years complete and
turorty years complete ; but
arcumstances connected with
Kings College, London, induced
Lord John Russell for this
time
only.
to extend the limit of
age to twenty five years complete.
It was stated in the
Letters to the several Universities
and Colleges that the object for
which the appointments of Student
Interpreters
are made is that the
perrons
on
whom
they
are
conferred should in the first place devote themselves to the Study of
the Chinese language,
and in
the next place should qualify
themselves
generally for the public
service in China, so that Her
Majestys Government may always
have at their disposal
persons competent to discharge
the duties entrusted to ther
Majesty's Consular officers
in that
which