REC C. 460 3491 (REG 2 MAR 93)
31. Orchard. Thest Luicolu. jet Alarch 1898.
Si A have the honour to submit, most respectfully, for the consideration of the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, this application for appointment to the post of Captain Superintendent of the Hong Kong Police; vacant by the transfer...
...In the office of Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong under Sir Henry Arthur Blake, CB, then Governor.
During nearly twenty-five (25) years...
From: H. A. Blake, CB, to Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, London.