until
and the Directors of the
convict Prison have furnished
me with a favourable report upon the progress which he
has made he will not be
considered as belonging to
the service and
the Hong Kong staff will draw no pay from Hongkong funds, but at
as soon as the period of training is over at the
end of four months the
Report is favourable, he
will be definitely appointed to the service and
Feb.
Copy of letter to
We Dudley
will be called upon instantly
to have it for the colony.
You
will be duly informed of the
date of his embarkation.
From the enclosed extract
from the letter which offers
him the appointment you
will notice that the importance
of a knowledge of the Chinese
language has been duly
impressed upon him, and I shall rely upon your
care that this qualification