B Mr A. Robinson,
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The Right Honorable.
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Received
1 Inclosure.
Cadets, and others.
of the Civil Service
Reporting Examination
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Hongkong, August 17 & 1864.
Dear Sir,
I have the honor to report to
you, for the information of His Excellency
the
Governor, that on the 15th instant I examined Mr. Ronald and Mr. Holmes as to the progress they
are making in the study of Chinese.
Neither of them was prepared to be examined in the characters or in reading.
Mr. Ronald said he had not had a teacher for many months. Mr. Holmes also has been without one for a shorter time; and he said he had had but little leisure to employ
To the Honorable
The Colonial Secretary,