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It ought, moreover, in all fairness to be
remembered that Mr Lockhart, who was a cadet
officer has been quite recently transferred
to the Commissionership of Wei Hai Wei, and
that the staff appointment of Colonial Secre -
tary is now held by a cadet officer as Mr
Lockhart's successor.
22.
2*** I take this opportunity of re-
minding von of Mr Chamberlain's Circular
despatch of 18th December, 1897.
If the
annual confidential reports required by
Colonial Regulation 73 were regularly fur-
nished the Secretary of State would be in a
better position to judge of the qualifica-
tions of officers of the Hong Kong service
for employment outside the Colony.
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24* I do not understand what Mr May
means by saying that "Mr L.A.M.Johnston
comes into this service next after Mr Thomson
Thomson
which is a serious matter for Mr Brewin, Mr
Badeley and all the Cadets junior to them."
Mr.