the duties of his office
at Singapon
with
excellent tact, dis-
cretion & ability Imay and He
He was
previously a Secretay
in the Chinese Legation
#masn
in London, and is fame informed very Engleite
in his sympathies, and
I therefo
do not think
it like & that
incmoenience
any
can
prise from his app?
to Hmaking
Dether these the
proposal that the
European officer of
DRAFT.
MINUTE.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston.
Mr. Meade.
Sir R. Herbert.
Baron de Worms.
Lord Knutsford.
the Chinese
Customral
55
Kowloon should be
receive them
afforintuent
mistead of a Chinese,
does not appear to
be acceptable & the (hmere for ", who would be unwilling
Mus to add to the
Thou
Junctions of Crestons Zficers.
Under these circumstances, and
in view of the advance & Well which the flinien Sw! have made in the
matter of official intercomse with foreign
Countries