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CONFIDENTIAL.
Hongkong.
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MAR 16
Government House,
Hongkong, 2nd.February, 1906.
My Lord,
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Referring to my Confidential Des-
-patch of the 25th. ultimo, in which I informed Your Lord-
-ship of the proposed retirement on pension of Mr. A. J.
May, Second Master in Queen's College, I have the honour
to state that subject to Your Lordship's approval I pro-
-pose to promote Mr. T. K. Dealy, Senior Assistant Master,
to the vacant post, and Mr. R. E. 0. Bird, Junior Assistant
Master, to the post of a Senior Assistant Master in Mr.......
Dealy's place.
2.
Mr. Dealy, who entered the Govern-
-ment Service in September, 1884, is next in order of —
seniority to Mr. May, and Mr. Bird is the most senior of
the Junior Assistant Masters.
3.
Should these arrangements meet
with approval I shall be glad if instructions can be given
HE RIGHT HONOURABLE
THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.,
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