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recasion to enclosing for your information copies of minutes on the cubject made by Mr. Gardiner

Austin and myself on the 18th of December 1877, and which were 3 subsequently laid before the

Legislative Council.

I have the honor to be,

Sis Your Mint Obedient.

Stumble Servant,

A.

Governor to leolonial Secretary-

I think the leolonial Secretary's

-Staff should be strengthened by

efficient Chinese Interpreter

2.

a.

LLLOVE

In the leolonial Office List for 1875

there are two Interpreters put down for

that Department; and in the List for 1876

and 1877. only

Kennedy stravers

one.

was

That one, Mr of thr

supposed by my

predecessor to be fitting himself under

the system of what was called the Beard of Examiners for Chinese Studies to be the Chinese Interpreter for the leolonial..... Secretary's Office.

3.

I fear home ver

that my

predecessor's anticipations have not been