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Hong Rong
No 131
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In Johnson 106..
Hongkong gur 12233.
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Sir
"" may
20
11 May 1900.
I have the honour
to ack to the receipt of Sir J. Blake's despatch
the
N° 103, of the 20th March last;
to approre appointment of hit w.g
r
Solly, Shi Senior Clark in the Hong Kong P. o. to br
Postmaster at the Shanghai
Branch Post Office in the place of tht 7.g. Machado,
retired.
the
2. With regard to the Second paragraph of your
despatch, under ack of ement, I am of op eich that in
opiich
ست
I of
of
the salary offered
the desirability of the offien affe posenga Krusluge of themare, it would
ir better to fill the ado vacant
port of Senior Clerk by
the appointment' of