a Chinese speaking officer i.e. a member
the Straits or
of the
sence or
or,
Hồng Kong as I hope it will be in fature, of
combined service
This the governo
am
д
the two colonies · thinks would be
the
advantage rather than the reverse, and he also thinks that, if experiment of combination fails, it to revert to the present
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will be
easy
System?
On
an
g' the
the evidence
evidu
that
Woch
skjection, of which I do not quite appreciate the face is suggested to the combination on the ground thecar is now an appeal from the Registran General to the Colonial Secretary. by the combination would be swept away There is much to be said on either side but it seems to tre that it is impolitic to combine the two offices and that such combination will not work well for the Chinese; that it is a distinct disadvantage to navow the field for the
office
Ray
ente han an
Affeat the Grea
besteren, etwäche des Excraße im deunte a lo phase 25%
I don't suffere the Jhmen with mach Ce-atall Semető
solony. isterman E
asmus Lockhart.
But
of
hot be
Colonial Secretary; and that it will easy to separate the offices again without running up exheuse. I therefore hope the change
not be carried out
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will
apparent
If it is carried out, the ones
results are, amory others
that
-1. the assistant registrou general
must be retained
૧.
-2. possibly the registrar general's
duties must be curtailed
_3. Mr. Lockhart becomes as a
matter of conte colonial secretary
that they
assuming
We have the colonial
are not combined
Secretary
with
a revinced staff, and we have
a
ingestion genual and assistant registrou general & staff with certain cluties. It is
Ogt is open
open ex
exaptiong few
- 1. to leave them alone with the) small
suggestions already made.
2. hehe simply
to cut off
registran general.
the assistant