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necessary post, should be appointed assistant Registrar General. It will be seen,
Moreover, grow the enclosed
statement by Stewart and
of
Mr Justice Russell, that,
while
the arrangement proposed
will add greatly to the efficiency of the Registrar General's Department, it
will
cause no additional
expense to the Colonial
Treasury.
5. I have formed
a very favourable opinion
of
the capacity and conduct of Mitchell-Jones, who
will be
a valuable addition
to the Civil Service
of
Hongkong. He is, moreover,
a Chinese Scholar
and furnished one with important information
while he was resident
at Canton during the
recent disturbances. Moreover,
as the Colonial Secretary (Mr Marsh) has
shown
in the enclosed Memorandum,
Enclosure 4 with one sub-enclosure.
the Civil Service Cadets at
of
Hongkong.