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of my appointment and of his preferable claims, I feel in justice to myself compelled to ask your Sxcellency to lay before the Secretary of State the following brief statement.

I joined the Civil Service in Hongkong on the 1th November 1845 Clerk of the Supreme Count- in 1850 I was made Deputy Registrar. in 1853 Acting Registrar in which Office I was confirmed by W. Labouchere for the Colonies - On the 15th March 1860 Sir

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then Secretary of

State

Me

Hercules Robinson appointed roting Chief Magistrate, and I served in that expacity till the arrival of Mr. Callaghan in November of that year.

In June 1861 on Mr. Callaghan

proceeding to Labuan I wa

directed to do the duties

was again

chief

Magistrate, and in betober of that Year Sir Stercules Robinson selected me to fill the port of acting Colonial Secretary during your

leave..

abrence on

In that position I continued till the 11th February 1854 when on the return of ir Hercules Provincon I reverted to the Registrarship of the Lurreme Court until the 18th Instant when

you were pleased to re-appoint me acting Colonial Scanetary

I would respectfully observe with reference to my

rank in th