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that he in
Mo way
bound himself to
continue you in the acting appointment
a manent after he could make
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suitable
anang quite aware
make some
1. Phus you
from the first of the
intertion and wish of His Excellway in
the matter.
Sony afterwards his smalleng
9.
enabled to make
a
- more suitable arrange=
ment, for he found that Mr Clark a Ceil
Engriser and Architect already most
farably Kram at Shanghai
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willing
to recept the ading appointments of Afistant Surveyor General and Afeistant
Engineer-
a
condition of being allowed
private prradice-
a
condition conceded by
the Governor and confirmed by the Secretary
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of State
10.
Mr Clarke's appointment was made
in July last long before the
of the building
you refer
to propose.
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Reason
that
ew
A
commencement
date to which
which
yav
intended
fresh anangement. Your
original applications
Mas
to hold Mr
Bird's appointment till the 10th Dearbor
at all events?
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building
period at which the be regarded?
may
as
tolmably will advanced). It is also to be
remarked that
understandin
your
allusions to such
are made in Mem! dated
after Mr Clark's arrival here, and that
preview there to you evinced no
diffiently
as to your capability of discharging all the duties.