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Secretary's

dent in the Colonial hautary's

Derartimant.

I enclose the renal form

of particulars of Office.

I beg to ask your approval this appointment, and to observe that it is customary in this Colony

of

for

the Governor to nominate to

situations of

this nature..

I have the house to be

Your Most Obedient Servants,

Recentes Gle Mobinson

I requt that

owing

to the

circumstances of StongKong I have been unable in this instance to comply with the rule that requires appointments of this kind to be half Salary pending

made

on

approval of the Secretary of State..

peculiar