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Mr.
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Mr. Fairfield.
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston.
Mr. Meade.
Baron de Worms.
Lord Knutsford.
should be appointed Superintendent
to refer of the Gaol, I have already in- formed you in my telegram of the 30th of January last,(that could not offer him the appoint- ment that officn.
5.
in which I hand
internated
If you are decidedly of opin-
und papumed by ion that the duties of the Harbour
Master and Assistant Harbour Mas- Folii portonly
ter can be properly discharged by
such Appices Hote one officer, although two are con- sidered to be necessary at Singa- pore, I will not object to your suggestion that when an opportunity occurs the post of Assistant Har-
bour Master should be abolished,
and in that case the name of Com-
will mander Hastings should be borne
in mind for transfer to some other
duty should a suitable vacancy
arise.