This dayette:
For the 1st Class ship the
Hi Sette (I think an
Clerk
Governor selected Emasia) 181
of the magistrate's office and
IS
who was admitted on all sides to be
a very good man:
Agest ec
He also appointed him to act as
Clerk of Councils.
cuk and cluck
chief cadet Kim
of
Kimberley deferred confirming his appointment as they 1.8th cent
Until the Governor
had
given
reasons
for passing over other clerks in
the Col. Sec's office;
Hostponed
defend any
and me autobile
action with regard
the Chief Clerkship.
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This despatch gives reasons for Mr. South Seth's appointment and suggests that if he
is confirmed as
Chief Clerk, Mr. Alves the 2nd Clerk should
be promoted to 1st Clerk.
The
point is a very difficult
to
decide
In favor of
Mr. Seth's appointment to be
Chief Clerk are these arguments
a place
1. It is a
to be filled by
a
a clerk merely
that
man
may possibly
who has been
not a cadet.
2. Mr. Seth is very highly spoken of
He knows Chinese
His
3.
appointment
as Other Clerk's
in the C.SO.
will enable the
to be
promoted.
4. The only cadet in dockyard is rather young is the argument
Against it
That it has to dently
been held by
A
Cadet and that the post of Clerk of
Councils which is usually combined
to be filled by
ht to
with it ought
An English grad
Cadet.
On the whole I would suggest
that