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facting appointment
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a moment
after he
"Could make some more
suitable arrangement.
In the same Meteo;, as there had been
rumors that neither M? 1Bird
brother intended to
I duties on account
mon
his
their official
resume their
of
their beeing forbidden required Mr. Sherman
private practice, he required Bird to state his intention
as to resuming
his duties here, with a full knowledge that The must not expect to be appointed Surveyor General. a precaution, which he judged it necessary to like, as for man
reasons
many
M-1 Bird's appointment as
in the event of Mr. Wilson's absence.
be a
Surveyor fueveral, would
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msatiolectory arrangement.
very
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7. Shortly after Mr Bird's departure M2 blank returned to China. He was a Civil
Engineer who had acquired Some local reputation previously is Engineer to the Municipal Council at Shanghai, where he had a large Salary of £1200 per
with allowances and the
privilege of private practice.
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8. " He therefore offered him the Acting appointment of Asistant Sumeyer General and M2 blank, who had
and
Enginu.
given up his intention of settling at a
Shanghai but who establish imself
was will
was anxious to re
in his profesion here-
willing to accept the acting appointment
provided he might likewise be allowed private practice.
9. As it was manifestly
unpopible
from the first that Mr Wilson Could P
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