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there
at Strathong. He informed
qualifications me they were comply Rose here, of whore character &
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opinion could
of a good ordinary accountant, and that any young man with some experience would not be without a chance from Capt & O'Brien one of
Firme a Bank will acquainted with figures & bookkeeping suitable for the purpose. He added that the accounts of the Government are best in Sterling money but that there would be local transactions in Chinese currency with
which any
thank youth could quickly become conversant. I then endeavoured to find a suitable
person among
the candidates for Colonial employment but failed to do so owing to the small amount of salary attached to the office, there being passage money and outfit. I then thought that the best thing I could do was to obtain the services of some young man who had already been in the public service
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be
to allowances for
the Directors of Government. The letters addressed to me by the Secretary, together with one forwarded by him from E.W. Richford, will show the grounds I had for
thinking Mr. Selby to be fully qualified to perform the
your first mentioning to me the quality, the day after the receipt of Sir P. Bowring's despatch, I was
able to lay my
on the Papers which I have
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hand
and which I now send to you, and I therefore desired my private secretary to request the head of the Department under which W. Selby had served, to state his opinion of him. I enclose you
I think there Domint fully acquit
if the imputation conveyed in Sir S. Bowring's dispatch
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at Strughong. He informed
qualifications me they were comply Rose here, of whore character &
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opinion could
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Firme a Bank will acquainted with jégeires & bookkeeping sooulé incwon the purpose. He added that the account :f the Lovernment are best in Sterling money but that there would be local transactions in Chinese coroney with
which any
thank youth could quickly suade humisely Conversant. Sthen endeavound to find a suitable
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the candidates for Colonial employment but failed to do 20 orving to the serall account of salar attached to the office, I there being passage money and outfit. I then thought that the hat thing I could do was to obtain the services of sorve youus mans who had already been in the public service
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to allowances for
the Directors of Lovernment Recious addressed to my inte Lecretary, together with one forvarded by heim from EW. Richford, will show the geomeeds I had for
thieving Met. Selby to be fully qualified to perform the
your first mentioning to me the qui il desty. the day the suurport of Air P. Bowring's despatch, I was
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on the Papers which I have able
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que found and which I now send to you, and I uefore decired say trivate becretary to request col If the tread of the Department under which W. Selby had served, to state his opinion of heine. I enclose you
Ithink there Domint fully acquit
if the imputation conveyed in Sir S. Bouring's dispatch
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