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Boarding Afficer in the Harbour Master's Department, I have the honour to
state that on
the
Mr. Leatherbarrow to take charge of the Gunpowder Depôt.
a
5.
vacancy occurring notification calling for candidates was
issued in the
2.
Garette,
and in answer.
to it there were nineteen applications. I submitted the list to Governor Hennessy and certain
memoranda were made thereon, -copies of which are enclosed.
3.
In the end Mr
Leatherbarrow was
appointed by Governor
Bennessy as being the fittest.
for the place.
4.
man
During Governor
Hennessy's absence at Peking it devolved
on me to appoint
a su
a successor to
On the recommendation
of the Harbour Master and the Captain Superintendent of Police, I approved the temporary appointment to that post, of Mr. John Livesey, a sergeant in the Police Force, an intelligent.
and of a ~\
first rate character.
6.
man
This took place a few
days before Governor Hennessy's return and I find that by an oversight the-
appointment
was not submitted to
Your Lordship for approval.
7.
I may state that the
Harbour Master expresses himself
quite satisfied with the manner in