Hongkong No 187 3 September, 1897.
Governor
Sir William Robinson,
G.C.M.G., to The Right Honble Joseph Chamberlain,
M.P..
Allowance to the Secretary to the Board of
Examiners.
Further respecting
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Sir W. Robinson
Mr.
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Mr. Lucas.
Mr. Graham.
Sir J. Bramston.
Mr. Wingfield.
Earl of Selborne.
Mr. Chamberlain.
Sir,
In reply to your Despatch
no 187 of the 3rd inst., I have
the honour to inform you
that after full
consideration I
regret that
I am unable to approve of the
proposal of the Board of
Examiners that a non-Pensionable
allowance of $600 a year
should be attached to the post of
Secretary to the Board.