I trust therefore that your Lordships will sanction any postponement of my return till the departure of the first mail steamer in the middle of October, or shortly thereafter. I hope I shall be pardoned if I take this opportunity of mentioning that being now in my sixteenth year of Service in Hongkong, I desire to request consideration of transfer to office in a cooler climate, or at home.
In this Country, employment is obtainable. I am extremely willing to serve longer in the Colony with which I have been connected, and of which I am conversant with the position and requirements. I should also regret separation from a Governmental body and Social community so familiar to me; but considerations of health, and these alone, induce me to prefer my present request, which, I may remark, was made about two years ago, though in a form not directly official.
I shall be glad if it be in Your Lordship's power to entertain this request. I may be allowed to point to various public Despatches in which my Services have from time to time been approved, and such qualifications set forth. Several Governors of the Colony have considered me to possess the necessary qualities; and I confidently refer Your Lordship for further information to Sir John Davis and Sir George Bonham, under both of whom I have served for years, and who are now within ready reach for Communications.
It being impossible for Your Lordship to comply with my written request, I have only to repeat my application for Extended leave of absence as above, and to thank Your Lordships for the personal Courtesy shown in the Interview with which I was favored by Your Lordship this morning.
I have the honor to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient humble Servant,
Montgomerie,
Colonial Secretary of the Settlement and
Member of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
I trust themfore that your Lordships will sanction any postponement
return till the departure of the firad
"October rest, which
t
mail steamer in
will use
wh
the middle of
my
duties about
November, or shortly thereafter. I hope I shall be pardoned if I take this opportunity of mentioning that being now in my fixteenth year of
Stongking,
Servis m
descons of transfer to office Frying climate,
or at home
In this Country be obtainath?
Extremely
of employment
willingly than
long
There is one part of the Empire
where I would labor
Diere
in the Colony with which I have do been connected, and of which I am reseparily Conversant with the position and requirements.
I should also regret
a
Separation from a Governmental body and Social community do familiar to me : but considerations of health, and these alone, induce in to prefer my present request, which, I may remark, was made about two years ago, though in a form
directly officials.
I shall be glad if it be in Your Lordship's power to Entertain thes water position, Support
be
allowed & some of her which I may
point to Carions public
Despatiker
been
An
which
my
Services have
R
the
from time to times approved, and such qualifications set forth Several Governors other Colony have
Comiderna
Considered mi to
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to poseres; and Leaw Confidently refer your Lordship for further information to the John Davis and Sie George Bonhand, under bolts f whom I have served for Ziars,
"and who
of
are
now within
ready reach Chantel it be impossibh for
Communications.
Your Lordship to complen wilt
m
the
respect,
my
writ
I have only to repeat my
application for Extended leave of absend as above, and to thank Your Lordships
for the personal Courting shown in in the Interview with which I was favored by Your Lordship their
morning.
I have the honor to be.
My Road.
Jour Lordship Test obediant humble Sona
Motumin
Colominl
Secretary
of the Sacention and
f Hongkong.
and Membre
Legislative Council
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