CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6] — Page 278

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and we were to lose him I really

if s

Ch

Know not where to look for properly qualified person to fill his place, and he, though most pushing and efficient in the local dialect

Morrise of requisite in

HongHang

this Colony, is totally unacquainted

with that of any

other

province,

and has no Knowledge whatever

We have two

other Interpreters, who are Chinese

and there parties:

we are

compelled

to Keep in the absence of any others, and my own opinion

being opposed to having Chinese in these appointments, who are seldom to be trusted, I deem it my duty

to

suggest

three well evented

272

Young Gentlemen being sent out from Home to become eventually useful Interpreters to the Colony and whose Salaries should be raised in accordance with their progress in the Chinese languages of the Provinces of Kwangtung and Fokien principally

principally, as well

as

that of the Mandarin, the latter is likewise required than the two former,

but

viewing this Colony as I do, in

a gradually improving state, I anticipate greater intercourse

with the Mandarins than we now hold and with whom at

present no Correspondence is maintained by Europeans only, Chinese being used.

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and we were to lose him I really

if s

Ch

Know not where to look for properly qualified perim to fill his slace, and he, though moist pushi :fficient in the local dialect

Moriize of requisite in

HongHang

this Colory, is totally unacquainted

with that of anry

of the Mandarin.

other

province,

and has us Knowledge whatere

We have two

other Interpreter, who are Chinese

and there partie:

we me

compelled

to Keep in the absence of any others, and my own opinion

being spored to having Chinese in there -appointments, who are celdom to be trusted, I deem it my duty the employment of

to

suggest

three well evented

272

Young Gentlemen being sent out from Home to beome eventually useful Interpreters to the Colony and whose Salaries should be rained in accordance with their progress in the Chinese languages of the Rovinces of Duanptions and Sokien principally

principally, as well

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that of the Mandarin, the latter is lise required than the two former,

but

newing this Elong

this Colony as I do, in

a gradually improving state, I anticipate greater interesume

with the Mandarins than we now hold and with whom at

precent nn Corespondence is maintained by Chinese only,

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