It is becoming serious, and I think it may be considered that the time has arrived for letting Mr. Hennessy know that unless Mr. Mection in the workhouse be aware of any ... is to be appointed Repr - has from the 12th January.
The induction to £600 a year being considerable (although that salary has been much in excess of what he half-expected and could properly have derived) such a person should have financial management. He should be in the workhouse soon.
I think he was a probationer as depended on the reply which he should receive.
Mr. Ede...
Nov: 24
Spoken to Sir Henry Kimberley. He is of opinion that the preferable course would be to transfer Mr. Mection to the Colonial Office where his experience of the Chinese community and knowledge of the language would be useful.
Can you suggest any arrangement for moving him to the Staff?
Nov: 26
We have of late been emphasizing the rule to the Colony of expressing a hope that the higher appointments in the Staff should as far as possible be reserved for the Staff service.
Mr. Hennessy will not feel himself under the necessity of scaling down his offer in respect to his reception at Government House.
Nov: 23
I have spoken to Sir Henry Kimberley. He is not aware of any special office at this moment which would suit Mr. Mection vs Mr. Dennys, the Assistant Protector of Chinese.
(An outsider) will probably be appointed to one of the magistracies in which a greater knowledge of Chinese is required than has been attained by available members of the service, but the ...
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It is becoming serious, and I think it may be considered that the time has arrived for letting Mr. Hennessy know that unless Mr. Mection in the workhouse be aware of any ... is to be appointed Repr - has from the 12th January.
The induction to £600 a year being considerable (although that salary has been much in excess of what he half-expected and could properly have derived) such a person should have financial management. He should be in the workhouse soon.
I think he was a probationer as depended on the reply which he should receive.
Mr. Ede...
Nov: 24
Spoken to Sir Henry Kimberley. He is of opinion that the preferable course would be to transfer Mr. Mection to the Colonial Office where his experience of the Chinese community and knowledge of the language would be useful.
Can you suggest any arrangement for moving him to the Staff?
Nov: 26
We have of late been emphasizing the rule to the Colony of expressing a hope that the higher appointments in the Staff should as far as possible be reserved for the Staff service.
Mr. Hennessy will not feel himself under the necessity of scaling down his offer in respect to his reception at Government House.
Nov: 23
I have spoken to Sir Henry Kimberley. He is not aware of any special office at this moment which would suit Mr. Mection vs Mr. Dennys, the Assistant Protector of Chinese.
(An outsider) will probably be appointed to one of the magistracies in which a greater knowledge of Chinese is required than has been attained by available members of the service, but the ...
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