CO129-048 - Public Offices - 1854 — Page 223

AGE

Law

Officers

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could offer under present circumstances.

I have no copy of my Despatch above refened to athand but I well remember that it was to the effect, that amongst other reasons which led me to consider M. Almada è Castro not a proper

fit person to be Colonial

and

Secretary

was that

of the Colony or

by

the Charter

by H

the Act of Parliament it is laid down that should the office of Governor of Hongkong become vacant, it is to be filled by the lieut Governor and in the event of there being Lieut Governor, then by the Secretary of the Government_ M. d'Almada

ē

and during

respectable

no

mau

I was

Castro is a very for

the Six years Governor of Hongkong and he

was the Chief fleck in the Secretary's

Office I had good

reason to be

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Satisfied with him in every respect... but nevertheless I did not, nor do I consider it desirable that he should be appointed Colonial

Secretary, even

if he can

legally

be so with reference to his succession

to the Government in case

of the

absence of the dient Governor :- Mr d' Almada is a Portuguest by:

birth - was born either at Goa

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W

or Macas, and although from long practice well versed in the details of the Secretariat at Hongkong Berthast is not sufficiently educated to undertake all the duties of the office have that weight

nor can

he be

expected

to

!

or hold that

place in the Society which it is desurable the Secretary of the Colony should poses. He is also as I have already said an Alien, and as such would be, I imagine