Bue
to act as
promoted Deputy Registrar and in 1853 to Acting Registrar in which Office Swas confirmed in 1856. In March 1860 Sie Hercules Robinson then Governor appointed Chief Magistrate of Police the duties of which office I performed till. November when Mr Callaghan appointed by the Duke of Newcastle Chief Magistrate, arrived.
his
I may here mention that I had applied to the Duke of Newcastle to be confirmed in the appointment, but I was too late, the Duke regretting inability to meet another arrangement had already: been made, and I beg your fraces perusal of Enclosure No T.
my
wishes as
In June 1861 M. Callaghan having
been directed to apume the Government of Labuan Fir : Hercules Robinson again appointed
Chief Magistrate and
me to act as
in October of that year
departure
on :W. Mercers
on leave he made me
Acting
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Acting Colonial Secretary which office I held till February 1864. 498
On Lir Hercules Robinson proceeding to Ceylon I was re-appointed Acting Colonial Secretary and continued to serve in that capacity till the arrival of Sir Richard Mac Donnell in March 1866 - thus having acted as Secretary for nearly
4
Colonial
gears. Enclosure No 2 will inform Your frace of the manner in which I
discharged the duties of the Secretariat Sir Hercules Robinson would I am sure bear testimons to my fitness for the Office and I trust that my long service in the Colony extending
over he
22
years
will be considered
ere arly sufficient to justify my asking for this promotion.
I do not refer to Fer Richard MacDonnell now Governor of Hongkons as Fobtained leave almost immediately after his arrival in China.
I have the honor to be
Your Grace's
Most obedient humble Sewant-
Wahlexander
Resistor of the Suprefue Court of Hongkong
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