234
England and that the charge of their education constitutes in the present state of exchange in the Colony considerable drain on resources.
7. I shall be very grateful if you will accord your favourable consideration to my request. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most humble & obedient servant, Wh. S. H. Hartings Acting Police Magistrate
Memorandum of services. I retired from Her Majesty's Navy with the rank of Commander after sixteen years service - I served from 1865 to 1881.
I entered Colonial service in October 1881. In Jamaica from November 1881, when I took up the appointment of Inspector of Immigrants till May 1889.
From 1886 I was also Coroner. From May 1889 to December 1889 I was Chief of Police, Coroner, and for two months also Harbour Master and Pilot in St Lucia.
In March 1890, having been transferred from St Lucia, I took up the appointment of Assistant Harbour Master in Hong Kong, which is my present substantive appointment. From February 1891 to April 1892, I discharged the duties of Harbour Master in addition to those of my substantive appointment.
In April 1892, on the return of the Harbour Master, I was appointed Acting Police Magistrate and discharged...