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the vested interest of Mr. Marsh), the Officer Commanding Her Majesty's Troops in this Colony should in future be authorized to resume his former and proper position of Lieutenant Governor,
under a "dormant Commission, in
case
of the death, absence, or incapacity,
of the Governor.
I have the honor to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
Sir G. Bowen
DRAFT.
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Governor. Sir George Bowen Sent
trong trong.
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MINUTE.
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Mr. de Nobeck. Aug. 14.
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston.
X Mr. Meade.
Sir R. Herbert.
Mr. Ashley.
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Lord Derby. -18.
15.
421
Downing Street,
21 August, 1883.
I have the honour to
acknowledge the receipt of your
despatch No. 82 of the 23rd
of last May,
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in which
you further advert to the inconvenience
and disturbance in the Public
Service which is periodically
caused by the system
in force in Hong Kong for
filling acting appointments.
I am not surprised that
an
examination