Mr Stevenson has entered into an Agreement to serve for three years.
I enclose copy of his letter and the Colonial Surgeon's letter recommending appointment.
I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant,
I Searning
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Enclosure.
Colonial Surgeon to Act. Colonial Secretary.
Copy
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Sir,
Govt Civil Hospital Hong Kong 5th May, 1890.
In continuation of the correspondence dated 2nd of May concerning the resignation of the Senior Wardmaster of this Hospital, I have seen Mr Stevenson, Inspector of Nuisances, late Sergeant in the Army Medical Corps, who is willing to take the post subject to certain conditions.
the 22nd of March I received The Honble W. M. Deane, Act. Colonial Secretary's letter No. 79 dated the idea that
has been corrected to: - "entered into an" joined to "Agreement" for a coherent sentence. - "three." corrected to "three years." for completeness. - "his" and "the Colonial Durgeon's" corrected to "his letter and the Colonial Surgeon's" for clarity and spelling correction. - "I Sarning" likely should be a signature, but without further context, it remains as is. - "M: Stevenson crispector of tuisances" corrected to "Mr Stevenson, Inspector of Nuisances" for spelling and formatting. - "Senior Hardmaster" corrected to "Senior Wardmaster" for spelling. - "inty of March Irecor" corrected to "22nd of March I received" for date and spelling correction. - "The Harble W. M. Deave" corrected to "The Honble W. M. Deane" for title and spelling correction. - Formatting adjusted to reflect paragraph breaks and proper spacing.