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ultimo, approving the course
which I had taken in sending
Mr A May
to Peking,
and my intention to send
Mr Sercombe Smith there
also
for a period of
twelve or eighteen months.
2. Accordingly, I have
written to ask
Sir Harry Parkes to allow the latter
gentleman to
reside at the British
Legation on the same terms
as Mr. May; that is, under
regulations similar to those
prescribed by the Foreign
Office for the Student Interpreters.
I have, in pursuance
of your instructions, conveyed
to Sir Harry Parkes the
"expression of Your Lordship's
appreciation of the kind
manner in which he
has furthered my wishes.
I have much pleasure in transmitting
herewith copy of a
letter from Sir H. Parkes, showing that Mr May is making
satisfactory progress in his
Chinese ...