The Duke of Newcastle.
Mr. Mercer
No158
Received
Reporting appointment James Baker
of
Bin
Williamson.
in the place of In
the forwich Hulk,
as Superintendent of
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Hongkong 158.10209
Entered
Mein Adm the Government & Hong Kong
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I have to acknowledg the receipt of your
despatch no 158 of the
22 August
25
&
in my
&
Conary
approval
Of the provisional Appointment of
In Janus Baker to be Superintendent of the Convert Hulk
In
the
place of Mr Williamson
I trust that I
shall shortly be able to report to you the selection
Au
Offres for the
permanent appointment
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only intended as
provisional,
as
Mercer's recommendation was
made to the
Home Office for a Government for the Tenements
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my
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