Police Magistrate and Coroner. The announcement of Mr. Gebb's appointment did not, I believe, arrive in Hong Kong earlier than the Governor should have been warned, if possible, if a different arrangement was desired.
Mr. ... 7/2
P.S. Observe Mr. Gebb has been allowed free passage, which was not in the original arrangement, and the equivalent of 1½ salary from embarkation to arrival so that he loses nothing.
M. Mente...
1217/10
As I started to explain the question to...
The case is...
In your...
M. Gibbons: it is the...
There is no precedent about...
Judging administratively, in the special application of the civil service, to the existing circumstances...
Much 108... to the existing circumstances.
It was decided 9673/19 to remove Mr. Phankele from the Registrars, and on 12 Aug. (9673) we telegraphed "Arrangements to be made, other office Registrars, S. C. will probably draft Magistracy Firm Brigade at Registration Office."
On 14 Aug. 13066 came the reply - Plunkett objected to Firm Brigade.
We answered (13066) "Phunkett should be moved to Registration...
If made Magistrate...
The 20 Aug. Coroner...
The telegram 135-26 - The face after Magistrate Plunkett satisfied with arrangement...
As Coroner, he answered 29 Sept. "Plunkett proposal approved."
In 135261...
As was sufficient that the arrangements were completed, and on 30 Sept. in reply to a despatch reading telegrams - 15639 - sanction of the appointment of M. Plunkett as Police Magistrate and Coroner "facilitated arrangement which has met with satisfactory results, resignation of the office of Coroner."
Dec.
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