The details of the case are as follows:
Appointments of more than 100 (202 West Africa 2000) were enumerated.
4. If you are prepared to accept the appointment, you are to present yourself to one of the Medical Advisers of this Department, whose names are given on the annexed letter, for the purpose of medical examination. The letter is to be detached and left with him; you will be required to pay him a fee of one guinea. He will send a report direct to this Department, if you accept the appointment.
with a free passage to ... on promotion.
5. If formally selected for appointment, you will be required to sign an agreement with the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Downing Street, by which you will be bound to repay to the Colonial Government the cost of your passage in the event of your relinquishing the appointment within three years of the date of your arrival in the Colony for any reason other than mental or physical infirmity.
6. You will be entitled to half salary from the date of embarkation from this country, and to full salary from the date of your arrival in the Colony, if such half-salary and full salary respectively are then available, as to which you may obtain information in this Department.
7. I am to request that you will inform me of the earliest date on which you will be prepared to leave for the Colony, in order that necessary communications may be made to the Governor and to the Crown Agents.
I am, Sir, your obedient Servant,
EPL
C. O.
DOMESTIC
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REGE 12 JUL 19
HONG KONG
RECO
No. 18035
Draft Vagrancy Ordinance
(Subject.) Trade
199 July
Confidential Paper.
concurs in terms of letter suggests Trade.
Mr Wilm Mr Lucas
(Minutes.)
I submit draft for comment.
J. Me
Sir W. Hamilton
The substitution of "seamen" for "sailors" is also required in the draft.
£ 23 Board & other wise I concur in the proposal.
HFW 1417 para
065-10006-12-28
Subsequent Paper.