stated in
As I have already
my despatch 1191 Ep07
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of the 19th ultimo I will address
you
on the
the subject of the appointment of Postmaster General when the date of the
retirement of Mr Travers is definitely fixed.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient Humble Servant,
William Robinson &
2.
Six.
Enclosure
Re: 21
Assessors Office,
Hong Kong 8 June 1896
216
I have the honour, most
respectfully, to submit myself as candidate for the Office of Post
Master General in this Colony,
which,
I understand, is, or shortly will be vacant by the retirement of Mr. Travers.
I entered the Hong Kong
Civil Service
on
the 12th October 1889
upon being appointed the Government Assessor of Rates, under the Rating Ordinance No. 15 of 1888, and still hold that position.
3
In support of my application
I may say
that I have
a thorough practical knowledge of the
working of a small Post Office,
having frequently assisted my
The Right Honourable J. Chamberlain M. P.,
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State
for the Colonies,
Downing Street,
London.
Father
who