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I could most respectfully beg to add that I have no intention of resigning my present appointment; and that at the expiration of my present term, I hope to be allowed the usual leave, with permission to return to my duties here as Chief Inspector in accordance with the departmental regulations.
I have to,
(2) Geo. Horspool Chief Inspector of Police
Copy
• Major General Sargent
• To The Secretary of State for War
• My Lord,
Head Quarters
Hong Kong 30th May 1883
I have the honour to inform you that Governor Sir George Bowen has shown me his despatch of this day's date to the Colonial Office, recommending the appointment of a Military Adjutant to the Hongkong Police Force. He suggests that a captain or senior subaltern of the battalion in garrison for the time being might be detailed for this appointment.
To the Right Honourable
The Secretary of State for War,
Colonial Office