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I am not sure whether you have any objection to the gentlemen appointed.

I am out-of-cure whether in ). Bowring means to recommend the Kingsmill for the place of Chief Magistrate or appointee.

For the Chief Magistrate, you have selected a gentleman who is, I believe, very well qualified.

But I am willing that Mr. J. D. F. Smith should be appointed as Magistrate if he is willing to take the post.

Sir C. E. Frewen, Hong Kong, 29 July 1856.

MINUTE,

JULY 22,

I am directed by Mr. Secretary Labouchere to request that you will lay before the Lords Commissioners of Treasury the accompanying copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong recommending, amongst certain temporary official arrangements, that the duties of the Emigration Office should no longer be discharged by the Chief Magistrate, and proposing that they should be performed by Mr. E. R. Mitchell.

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I am not sure whether you have any objection to the gentlemen appointed. I am out-of-cure whether in ). Bowring means to recommend the Kingsmill for the place of Chief Magistrate or appointee. For the Chief Magistrate, you have selected a gentleman who is, I believe, very well qualified. But I am willing that Mr. J. D. F. Smith should be appointed as Magistrate if he is willing to take the post. Sir C. E. Frewen, Hong Kong, 29 July 1856. MINUTE, JULY 22, I am directed by Mr. Secretary Labouchere to request that you will lay before the Lords Commissioners of Treasury the accompanying copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong recommending, amongst certain temporary official arrangements, that the duties of the Emigration Office should no longer be discharged by the Chief Magistrate, and proposing that they should be performed by Mr. E. R. Mitchell.
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you have no objection his theins appointed

I am out-cure whether in ). Bowring

ние

means to recommend the Kingsmill

for the place of Chief or apist

人

Magistrate for the Chief Magistrate you have selected a gentemian who is I helin very well qualifed

But

Lee 6032

I am willy that

М

Ji J. Doming cultured taffet

m15

he

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Maglite if he While pt.

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Sir C. E. Frevchan

loạt Hong Kong 345

29 Duty/56

Li

|1856

MINUTE,

MB BB &

JULY 22

WRENZiel

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24

Mid Ball 1.Vertabunaliese 25

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youot

P.79-8 May 1st.

I am directed by

Mr. Secretary Lalone here.

to request that you will lay before the Fords Commissioners of Treasury the accompanying

of the

copy of a despatch from the Governor of Hong

Hong

a

Accor

momending,

mongst certain temporary

official arrangements",

that the duties

of the

Emigration Affices shouts no longer be discharged by the Chief Magistrals,"

and proposing & assign but should be performed

Thon duties to

by Mr. E. R. Mickell,

who

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