Mong King
14th April, 1883.
£
Offer to of Commit & Chief Clerk (Batavia Setl)
to
The Right Honourable the
Earl of Derby.
Police Magistrateship-
Seeks promotion to-
Picture 2
" Application from R.S. Stewart Lockhart
My Lord,
In the event of there being a vacancy at the magistracy in this Colony, I have the honour to offer myself as a candidate for the same.
In making this application I would most respectfully bring to your Lordship's notice the following facts:- Four years ago I was selected through a competition or examination and appointed to a Strong Hong Kong Cadetship, and after one year's probation at the Colonial Office, during which time,
The Right Honourable the Earl of Derby,
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies.