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The in-official „embers (other than
"the chinoue, considering the appointamut of a successo! "to the poet of Golenial Secretary, now about to become "vscent, are unanimously of opinion that ar Clementi, "of the civil servants in the Colony, la the most 'suitable for the post, and they therefore beg to "submit his name for the consideration of the nicht " Concurable the Secretary of State for the Colonies. "If however it may be decided that the post should be *rillod by the appointment of an officer from outside "the Colony, tas un-official Lembers wich to submit "the nave of iir Sercombe Laith who has previously, and "with success, acted as Colonial Lecretary over periods "aceregating some tree years” Bachi or the puntlemen
sddressed me in turn, the purport of their remarks
being as follows; they regretted that their Chinese
colicaguoe lud refused to aubsoribe to Weir recon onG-
atlona, the rozson being that they were boat ancious
to sue r aŭreria made Colonial ecretary and would
bear of no-one elac. she speakers considered that
Clementi would make the best colonial Secretary but
texty recognised that he was junior in the service,
and only 3 eure of #je. They cid Lot consider his
age any bar, but if the promotion was considered
Lapracticable they hoped that their recommendation
sight result in his promotion elsewhere, and his
return later to this Colony sa volonial Lecretary.
na regards ur Lercombe Jaith ar Koawick considered that he had boon "very fir" with the Chinese for which reason he had not been liked by them, and the spoaker deprecated "lenient" treatment. They considered
r Smith had done well when acting as colonial socretary here. I replied that I would represent
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