No.220.
Goverment House,
[25252]
Hongkong, 12th June, 1901.
Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No.168 of the 10th ultimo, and to point out in reply that Mr. F. H. Remedios has been a clerk in the Colonial Secretary's Office since July, 1890. I presume that the clerk, whose appointment you approve, is Mr. F. A. Cordeiro.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient
Humble servant,
Henry A. Blake
Governor,
&c. &c.