Dear Capt. Hastings,
I believe you possess qualities eclipsing men of special ability. You filled the post to take your place side by side with these men, and I hope the day is not distant when you will be placed side by side with them.
I shall request your departure on public as well as personal grounds. The example set by men of energy doing their work for love is wholesome and stimulating.
The departure of colonists and their loss to me is like a public loss. Wishing you every happiness and a prosperous career.
Yours sincerely,
Henry W. Norman, Governor of Jamaica
Dear Capt. Hastings,
Capt. Henry D. Bricknell, Commander Haseigo, Royal Navy, has relieved Captain Hastings of his duties as Assistant Protector of Immigrants in Jamaica, a post he has held for seven years past, since 1883, when I became Governor of that Island. He previously performed the duties of this appointment in an unhealthy district with zeal and success.
As the Immigration Dept. of Jamaica is under reduction and will probably disappear before long, Captain Hastings is anxious to obtain some other employment in the colonies. I venture to recommend him as an Officer of integrity and ability.
19th July 1888,
(Sd) H. W. Norman, Governor of Jamaica
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