73
(^). I was appointed after competitive
examination
or cadre on the 28th
March 1862. My contemporaries being
the Hon. C. E. Smith, Clerk, Colonial
Secretary's
Office
at
Singapore, and
Mr.
Clementi Smith,
low clerical grade.
6, Having passed as Interpreter of
Chinese,
I was in 1865 appointed Acting Registrar General
In October 1866 I was appointed
Acting Captain Superintendent of
Police, and was confirmed in July
1868. I served therefore
at the head of
the Police Force of
the Colony for over
sixteen
years.
(CL)
From the 12th September 1881,
to the 24th October 1881
and from the
1st to the 27th April 1882 acting
as Colonial Secretary.
(2.)
From the 20th July to the 11th September 1881, and from the 25th
October 1881 to the 6th March 1882
I acted as Colonial Treasurer.
14. As claims supplementing the
above services I
refer to
my agreement on
entering the
Service which states that I should be
Eligible for the higher appointments.