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for the Civil Service of Hongkong : and to the despatch N° 16/1883 935 from The Colonial Office on the same subject.
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2. It will be seen that I submitted a certain statement supported by the authority of the Executive Council, of the Board of Examiners for the Civil Service, of the Anglican Bishop of Victoria (an accomplished Chinese scholar), of Sir Harry Parkes, the British Minister at Peking; and of other competent judges of this question. The reply from the Colonial Office (N°177) is virtually a direction to me to procure a report as to the accuracy of the statement made by the Governor mentioned high authorities, from the German Ex. Missionary D' Cister.
3. It would appear that the Colonial Department, (of course through inadvertence), have failed to acquaint your Lordship with the character and antecedents of the person, whose irresponsible opinion on a matter of much practical