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No. 17
178.
Hongkong.
duplicate
My Lord,
CO
27864
471
Red 30 JUL 06
Government House,
Hongkong, 29th. June, 1906.
I have the honour to transmit for Your Lord-
ship's favourable consideration an application from Mr.
T. A. Hanmer, lately acting First Clerk at the Magistracy
and at an earlier date acting Secretary and Assistant Secre-
tary to the Sanitary Board, for an appointment in His
Majesty's Colonial Service as a stipendiary Magistrate or
to a similar office.
2.
Any vacancies which may arise in this Colony
in offices of the nature of those to which Mr. Harmer
applies to be appointed will be filled by qualified Cadets
and it is this consideration which has prevented me from
holding out any hopes of such an appointment in Hongkong
being offered to Mr. Hammer.
3.
Your Lordship will see from the enclosed
copy of a letter from Mr. Hazeland, a Police Magistrate,
that he considers that Mr. Hanmer is well qualified by his
legal
HE RIGHT HONOURABLE
THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.
&C.
&C +
800.