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you to inform His Excelleney the Governor that, as a

number of the

Board of Examination, I beg to m thank His Excellency for the restoration of this Board, which I

believe to be of

some

importance

for the good government of this

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it

appears,

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Rolony, and which, having crroneously to a standstill in covequence of a letter of the Honourable Gardiner. Austin informing the Chairman of the Board that His Excellency - the Governor thought the examinations of the Board had better be suspended for the present, has yesterday bien reopened by a circular of the

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Sceretary of the Board intimating. that His Excellency the Governor

-wished the operations of the Board to be continued and that

an

examination would be held next

week.

But as Director of n Chinese studies I have further to esh you to inform His Excellency the Governor that I beg, most - respectfully, to be relieved of my

duties as such.

In explanation of this I have but to point out, that at the beginning of the year 1875 I undertook, at the special request of His Exsillensy, Sir Arthur Hennedy