C.U.
10314
RECO A
CAP 2 APR 01
0.75.
No.
Government House,
Hong Kong,
March, 1900.
Sir,
515
No
113
96.7
With reference to your despatch, No.1 of the 4th January 1897 in which you appointed Corporal F. Holmes to be Hospital Warder in the Gaol Hospital, I have now the honour to inform you that Corporal Holmes has resigned his appointment at the termination of his three years engagement for the purpose of rejoining his Corps.
2. I have now the honour to request you to be so good as to cause a successor to Corporal Holmes to be selected and sent out to this Colony in order that the vacancy may be filled up with the least delay possible.
3. I enclose herewith the usual statement in duplicate of particulars of the office.
The Right Honourable
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,
Henry Arthur Blake
GOVERNOR, &c.
&c.
&c.
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