Council the expression of his Lordship's thanks for their assistance in this matter, I am to request you to be good enough to inform Mr. Figg that Lord Berly is prepared to appoint him to be Assistant to the Director of the Hong Kong Observatory on the terms mentioned in the letter from this office of the 31st of March, and that he should lose no time in reporting his acceptance of the appointment, to whom the fee of State should be paid.
Before deciding upon the date from which Mr. Figg should commence drawing his new pay of appointment, his Lordship would be glad to be informed at what date his present engagement will terminate, and whether in the opinion of the Kew Committee it would be desirable that he should receive any further instruction at ...