Enclosure No. 1 to Despatch No. 280 of the 2nd July, 1903.
Magistracy, Hongkong, 24th July, 1901.
To F. A. Haseland, Esq., Police Magistrate.
Sir,
Understanding that there is a vacancy as a Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court owing to your promotion, I have the honour to request you to submit my application for the appointment to His Excellency the Governor.
I may say that after reading law at Cambridge for four years I was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1881. I then worked in a Barrister's Chambers for two years, and subsequently practised in this Colony from 1895, until May, 1900 when I began to act in my present post. In September, 1900, as you may be aware I was appointed First Clerk at the Magistracy.
I have etc.,
(Sgd.) C. Melbourne.