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1.Cr/1336/
1910-11. Malay States.
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Age 42; BA.(Cantab). In Librarian' Department, Foreign office, 1891-2; ¡rivate secretary to Governor, Straita 1894; Junior Officer, Selangor, 1895; Assistant District Officer,1897; Acting Lagis- trate, Kuala Lumpur, 1900-1; Assistant Secretary to Resident-General, 1903, Acting Federal Secretary, April to November, 1906; Acting Secretary to High Commis- sioner and Private Decretary to Governor, 1907; Secretary to high Commissioner and Private Secretary to Governor, 1911.
(2900). Report Dir J .änderaon:- "For the post of Secretary to the High Commissioner i recommend the appointment of Mr.Claud Severn, who has been performing the duties for the past 3 years. During that time he has discharged the duties to my entire satisfaction, and he also enjoys to a high degree the confidence of the ser- vice and of the public. I um satisfied that there is no one in the service who could perform the duties so well*.