and that his retention
Continuance
in his present Office
all then depend
on
the nature
of
the
report, which
you
are able to make, & which I
am
pleasure to find
I shall be glad to receive
satisfactory-
You will furnish me
Governor.
No.
Robinson Conf
Date.
1893
31 Aug
Last previous Paper.
your
Straits
Straits Settlements
16724
RECEIVED
DESPATCH.
No. 16434.00 2 Oct 95
(Subject.)
Amalgamation of civil service
advisability of
93)
563
with such a
report
about the end of
next year, and in
connection with the
question of the
Treasurer's duties
I have to refer to my despatch No. 70 of 21st April last.
[26660/29]
Oct
37
Next subsequent Paper
17953
(Minutes.)
M. Fairfield
See also 1633
We cannot proceed to
formulate the details
of this suggested
carrying out
the
amalgamation until
we learn the views of the Straits Govt. (see para. 1/16330
that Sir C. Smith had
not time before his departure to deal with the question).
We shall doubtless hear further from W. Maxwell; but in the meantime as Sir C. Smith knows Hongkong
as well as the Straits,
we might ask him for his views as to the desirability