M. Lunen Lucas

on

Shall we offer this

me

more

than

$225 (slightly) The starting equivalent of

with each. Compensation), or telegraph asking the starting rate

1800?

or at $225.

C.P.L.

17/66

at face

A. F.

17/10

No.227.

at Tokio to Col. Secy, 9/6/01.

for to Gen. O. Coms refer.

Sir,

0.0.

33035

Arc

(Bee 27 SEP 01

Government House,

174

Hongkong, 23rd August, 1901.

I have the honour to transmit for

your consideration the correspondence noted in the margin

respecting the engagement of an Armourer Sergeant for service

with the Police Force of this Colony.

2.

The Honourable the Captain Superin-

By to Col. Staff Meer Affor

these

3g to Col. Secy, aff/bt.

Hupt lilier a llety Commat jo to Cd Secy 29/7.

tendent of Police has represented to me that the arms of the

Police Force will suffer if the services of an Armourer are

not made available, and in view of the fact that the

Military Authorities have been unable to lend this Government

the services of an Armourer Sergeant and have further inti-

mated that the successor of Armourer Sergeant Blair (who at

present acts as Armourer to the Hongkong Volunteer Corps and

who may leave the Colony at any time as his term of service

here has already expired) will not be allowed to undertake

work for the Volunteers, I am of opinion that it is essential

...

ENT HONOURABLY

20.7

that

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