I hope that Your Lordship may be disposed to take a lenient view of Mr. Wise's failure to pass the prescribed examination, and I would respectfully suggest that the forfeiture of pension entailed by his failure may be, if not entirely remitted, at least reduced by one half.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord Marquess,
Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant,
W. Robinson
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Enclosure
To Lord Marquess
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Hong Kong Interim Committee
dated 9.10.1893
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This is with reference to your letter acquainting me with my failure to pass the Chinese examination required by you in a letter from the Colonial Office addressed to myself and dated September 14th 1892.
I am aware that Your Lordship has decided (as per The Most Honorable the Marquess of Ripon, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies)