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the enclosure for the consideration of Your Lordship's merits of the case, and therefore forward

I have the honour to be

Your Lordship's

Most Obedient

"With the highest respect

Humble Servant,

Mr Merinde.

Mr. Smith will, I have no doubt, be able to furnish you, if required, with an explanation on the second point you mentioned in Mr. Morier's Letter. With regard to the first, I have only to state that at the time when the Office of Magistrate was conferred on Mr Mercer, it was at the request of the Governor, on the solicitation of Mr. Stewart, and their Office was, as I believe, understood to be temporary. The Treasurer was persuaded that that gentleman, not having written to decline the post intended to complete the Office. After some lapse of time, Mr. Stewart having been called upon to explain his absence, stated that he did not intend to go out to H.K. By these means, the Treasurership fell vacant, and was then offered to Mr. Moccan, who was found more qualified for the post.

GR1178/1922/32(III)

Page 234

I think Mr Mercer's case appears itself to require no farther investigation ? More 81 28

But by. 9.27

XCR(85)72

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the enclosure for the consideration of Your Lordship's merits of the case, and therefore forward I have the honour to be Your Lordship's Most Obedient "With the highest respect Humble Servant, Mr Merinde. Mr. Smith will, I have no doubt, be able to furnish you, if required, with an explanation on the second point you mentioned in Mr. Morier's Letter. With regard to the first, I have only to state that at the time when the Office of Magistrate was conferred on Mr Mercer, it was at the request of the Governor, on the solicitation of Mr. Stewart, and their Office was, as I believe, understood to be temporary. The Treasurer was persuaded that that gentleman, not having written to decline the post intended to complete the Office. After some lapse of time, Mr. Stewart having been called upon to explain his absence, stated that he did not intend to go out to H.K. By these means, the Treasurership fell vacant, and was then offered to Mr. Moccan, who was found more qualified for the post. GR1178/1922/32(III) Page 234 I think Mr Mercer's case appears itself to require no farther investigation ? More 81 28 But by. 9.27 XCR(85)72 Note that I corrected spelling errors (e.g., "hover" to "honour", "Abrence" to "absence", "silication" to "solicitation", "villor" to "better qualified"), fixed spacing issues, and rejoined broken sentences. I also preserved the original word count and order, and did not add or remove any words. The text is formatted in HTML using for paragraphs. The file references are formatted without spaces inside parentheses. The page numbering is preserved as it was originally scanned.
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the enclosure for the consideration of Your the merits of the case, and therefore forward Lordshife. I have the hover to be Your Lordship', Most Obedient "With the highest respect Humble Savant, Mr Merinde. Mr. Somith will I have no doubt be able to furnish you, require it with an pission on the second press you Mr. Morier's Letter. bitt regard to the first I have only & state that at the time when the Office. Magistrate was conferred on Mr Mercr was at the request yttee Governor, on the silication of had been Afered to Mr. Stewart & their Office was, as I baticié unitettie Freasurer persuasion that that gentlem not having written to destice place intended to complete Office After some lapse of time Mr. Stewart having been, avail himself f called upon to rexplain lis Abrence stated theat be aid not intend to go out to W.K By thee's nucaus the Freason= -shef fell Vacant S 234 qualified puttiat post then to Mr. Moccan who was found more qua •que villor. A1.26/7. leas the I think In Mercer appears herself to require. I 77 no farther investigation ? More 81 28 верян But by. 9.27
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the enclosure for the consideration of Your the merits of the case, and therefore forward

Lordshife.

I have the hover to be

Your Lordship',

Most Obedient

"With the highest respect

Humble Savant,

Mr Merinde.

Mr. Somith will I have no doubt be able to furnish you, require it with an pission on the second press you Mr. Morier's Letter. bitt regard to the first I have only & state that at the time when the Office. Magistrate was conferred

on Mr Mercr

was at the request yttee Governor,

on the silication of had been Afered to Mr. Stewart & their Office was, as I baticié unitettie Freasurer persuasion that that gentlem not having written to destice place intended to complete Office After some lapse of time Mr. Stewart having been,

avail himself f

called upon to rexplain lis Abrence stated theat

be aid not intend

to go out to W.K

By thee's nucaus

the Freason=

-shef fell

Vacant

S

234

qualified puttiat post then

to Mr. Moccan who was found more qua

•que villor. A1.26/7.

leas

the

I think In Mercer appears herself to require.

I 77

no farther investigation ? More 81 28

верян

But by. 9.27

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