do. HH.
Enclosure
REC?
C. O.
9243
62
Gaol Supercillede Kffice, thông trong bộ
April 1883.
sivly have the honour to
actuow
led go
the receipt of your
leter of 352 of the 13th mist, informing
that bolonel Gordon), Supercentendect
we
of
Victoria Gad, is now ow
duke s
ow
his
way to thongthong, to enter upon the his appointment, and that his drrival. I aus to restune
ung at the bential Schools
2. First of all, I lake advantage
to express my
ete Governo
duties
of this opportimity thanks to His Excellency
for the confidence he placed in me by appointing and provisionally to the Governorship of this Prison! on the 14th February 1884, a position
• have held uninterruptedly to to
present time.
way
also bo
3. I trust I excused the liberty I now lake in referring to certain considerations, which induce the Secretaup
way
of
state to grant we some promotion. is the bivil service of Houghtong, or
هند
any
oste teslony, where ite experience
way
be advantageously
I have gained
utilized in the public interests.
4. I was appointed buy
the
Secretary of State for the belonies to the Third bastership of the beutral School in dband 1869, and have accordingly been over sixchéew
years in the silvice. During this long period, in my spare time, I have been a regular student
of whinese language written and spoken), in order to qualify empelf
the
for any position in itu bolonial 5. I have at various times acted) as Headwas te tho
beutil
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