To the Right Honourable The Marquess of Ripon
Secretary of State for the Colonies,
The humble Memorial of Your Lordship's obedient servant, presently Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, sheweth:
1. That Your Lordship's obedient Memorialist was appointed to the civil service of Ceylon in February 1867, served in various capacities in that Colony, and was appointed Principal Assistant Colonial Secretary in 1876, Colonial Treasurer in 1886, and Auditor General in 1897.
2. That Your Lordship's Memorialist has had the advantage of being personally known to Your Lordship, it may not be out of place for him to mention that he has been commended for the diligent discharge of his duties by every former Governor under whom he served in Ceylon.
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To the Right Honourable The Marquess of Ripon
Secretary of State for the Colonies,
The humble Memorial of Your Lordship's obedient servant, presently Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, sheweth:
1. That Your Lordship's obedient Memorialist was appointed to the civil service of Ceylon in February 1867, served in various capacities in that Colony, and was appointed Principal Assistant Colonial Secretary in 1876, Colonial Treasurer in 1886, and Auditor General in 1897.
2. That as the Memorialist has had the advantage of being personally known to Your Lordship, it may not be out of place for him to mention that he has been commended, for the diligent discharge of his duties, by every former Governor under whom he served in Ceylon.