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to the Acting Gover onship of Labuan. If euch be the "case L
any
think it certain that in office, Mr William De
superion Bartings Alexander, the Registrar of the said Court, will apply for the Chrif "Magestrucy,
Government
and chants Her Majesty's approve of him, the s Registras chips will become vacant. It is therefore in the possible event
to
this
that I now
Muture
Change, request you to bring any present
Communication
ication to the notice of this Grace For His Grace's information, and support of the above, I think
it désirable the I shouts state a
Shortly, the nature of my services__
also the reasons which lead one to
Step, and which
presume to take this step,
induce me
to hope that I may
be deemed worthy of promotion
I entered the
Clonial Service
Colone
in 1852 as deputy Treasures and Cark in the Registration office, but
arrival in the Colony,
on
t
any found
my great disappointmmit that the Deputy Exeasures chist had been done away with, and I there. 1=fone obliged
elay and Content
leas
amyself with the office of Clerk in the Registration office alone; so 1853 I received the Acting appoint.
event
.༡
- ment of the
of the Office
I now hold, in which I was confirmed about a year
andu
half aften. I have this served under the Colonial Government for
years, during three
Nine
7
which while
of wh
Mr Alexander was absent in Indian aut. England _ I was Acting Regestion, fulfilling all the desties of the various offices, "I belime to the satisfaction of all concerned.
In
my anxiety for promation you
will pardon
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for stating, that my
is quite present calary - & 400
wadequate to meet the necessarily great lipenses of a family in Hongkong, that were it not for private micaud, and the hape of a better appointment, it wonts have been impossible for me to have continued in my present office.
As I am
am now in England, and have es recently become aware that Vacancy is probable, it has been impossible for me to lay my appli-
His Excelleney cation before
a
the
Governon of Houghtong, and to request his recommendation of me to this Grace, but I feel confident that Dr Bridges - who for come years acted at Attorney feneral, and during have much pleasure
others as Colonial Secretary
will
in
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