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4.
The idea of his
entering
the
Colonial Service with that Frect, is, of
course, it this moment. a merely speculative
one.
Ite is now on
his
way
to Peking
the
and is likely to be employed by chinese Government. Even if he made
engagement with the chinese
Government, he mentioned a difficulty
he
which might wrise if were offered emplopment in Houstons, namely /
that the offices in Command
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Ster
Majesty's Regular Forces, as long as
Imperial Troops
long as any were kept in the Colony,
should not be his master, and that he
:chould in fact be directly under the Coverin
No doubts all local
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are
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directly under the control of the Governor, as pointed out in the buke in Newcastle's Circular despatch of 6th April, 1863; but, nevertheles, difficulties
long as there were two may occur as
Glonel
Commanding Officers in the Clony. In the other hand, the special duty of Gordon would be to raise and establish local corps, without the idea of permanently
retaining the Command.
5.
letter
The
first part of the enclosed
Colonel Gordon
refers
to
au
important question which has only
the Governor of
indirect concern
concern for
an
Hongkong, but writing to your Cordilis
in this somewhat unreserved form I
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