for your consideration, a letter Enclosed with enclosures, regarding his status and prospects of promotion "Civil Service"
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tion in in the Hongkong
22nd Feby. 1887.
I am altogether at a loss to know why Mr. Dealy, who has been only two years in the Service, should, at this early stage of his official career, raise the question of his status and prospects. His aim is identical with that of Mr. Hutchison
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Hutchison, who, in 1883, raised an almost precisely similar question, in connection with which I would beg to refer you to Governor Bowen's Despatch N.80 of 22nd May 1883, and Lord Derby's reply thereto, N. 137 of 6th July, 1883. Mr. Dealy.
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was engaged by the Crown Agents for service in the Central School; and, if he still finds himself an Assistant Master there, it does not seem to
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