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on
public grounds and
in the interest of the Imperial Government,
that M. Moquen's application to be
"seconded" for ten years should be granted.
It is necessary
that he should be in
a position to give an early reply to the offer made him of the place of Superintendent of the Police at Shanghai, I have promised him to request your Lordship to inform me by telegraph of Your decision.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble servant,
My Lord,
Harbor Department
Hong Kong, 16th August 1883.
I have the honor to inform Your Lordship, that I have been offered the post of Captain Superintendent of Police at Shanghai, and, as my prospect of promotion in the Hong Kong Civil Service seems to me remote, I feel disposed to accept this post, and with this view venture
The Right Honble Lord Derby Secretary of State
for the Colonies.