Proposals, revive further despatches
Their helping hand; but in the meantime Vauppor
Was appoint anew, petit,
As this has been our idea
All along, (see para. 37 of
6 or 7 despatch of 6 January)
Although it would
Here
& me
This
Them
Support
Own hinting for
High
And although
Hardly occurred
Pick own hat
Apps,
J
Cite be
Salary
I ask what
Whether
Education etc.
But debate be whichine
To telegraph first
Is proposed,
Or
The arrangement is the
A permanent one.
2
4/5
I should telegraph as follows
In answer to
Your telegram of 18 May I shall await the full report by post. We should make no permanent appointment whatever in the New Territory at present, As Sir H. Blake does not & cannot know yet
What will be the permanent requirements.
&
As to M. May I did not deal with
Police, scandals & gather that he did not show a judicial mind in the matter. At the same time I have little doubt that he cleared out a nest of corruption & I would like once for all to say that he is, as
Judge
For
As we can
"An excellent administrator & capable public officer, & moreover an
Officer
Who has
Done exceptionally good work" as head of the police, in face of plague and of riot, and at the present time in considerable danger in the New Territory. "The post which he holds was given
To a cadet, his predecessor
Was a cadet: Whoever holds it should know Chinese, and I fail to see why an Inspector from Jamaica should be brought in
C.Pd. 24 May