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of Auditor General of Songthong
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repwards of seven years, receiving
during
that time, both from For
John Borsing
and Sir Merantes.
Robinson, repeated recognitions of
my
generally, and
the
latter stated before his departure
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of my entire fitness for a higher post: These recognitions
are
contained in Sir John Berring's
:
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book despatch of 29th March 1889-
in For Mercules Robinson's despatch
of March 1800, when granting
leave
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absence, and in the Colonial of Secretary's letter's herein enclosed.
The office of Colonial Secretary
is the only
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to which I can
axpires in this Colony and when
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Mr. Mercer went home in October
1887
on six month's leave I felt
greatly disappointed at learning
that the acting appointment had
been given to Mr Alexanders,
Officer of much in
inferion
an
rank to
myself, and belonging to an entirely
different branch of the
Zervice. -
Sir Mercules Robinson, to whom I
mentioned
my
disappointment, assured
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matter.
one
that it
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simply
of convenience at the moment, that
Mr Alexander would
few months, and
I had but lately returned
only hold
the
office for
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that
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from England he
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should look after my own Depart-
ment. When Mr Mercer came
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