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I donot forward the Copies aschenderstand that the Governor has done so.
My opinion
of ast to W Mossop is unchanged and I
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hope that his ments will oblam for :: him the promotion he deserves_d
however abstam now as I ded in 1877
to
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Io from all respontsbility as to there.
appointments
shall leave London for Cheller hani on the 2.32 instant and
return to town on
the
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my present address slaying unbel
2 the Cast week in November so as
to
& be at Marseilles.
on
the 1. of
of Decr
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en route for Hong Kong, according
to the heave you have given
Come.
In case I should be wanted I will attend at any time at the & Colonial office coming
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on Cheltenham for the
purpose Shave the honor to be
Ser.
-most obedient Servonl
Your mos
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"Hong Kong July 1977
It the request of MMCB.E. Collings I have the hombus & forward a rencived application by him for employment in the Supreme Court as a Cleck together with apres of testimonials, the originals of which are already in your offike. I bey also treten you
Its may letter of August 1876 undetions_ which I forwarded his application - t' there in stated what I thought off wit qualifications & therefore it is unnecessary What I should repeat them
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I think its desirable that His Excellency should have brought to his notice the pissetes = - faction which I have felt for a long time with "the arrangements for the
carrying by the officers of the Supreme Court & which Pexpressed in series of communications & the Colonial Secretary poniting & possible
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disastrous results.
Some
the
On the work
these communications were fo Eshid Lordship the Secretary for the Colonies.
The answer received thecs that they
dered unnecessary
J. G Austin C. Mi
are conse
That hoped that the office of
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