For the appointment, I hope,
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the copies of several testimonials enclosed will prove
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how satisfactory
I may also mention that I have had several years' experience in repairing a large portion of the steam vessels passing through and trading from Hongkong. And in many cases, I have been surveying and giving reports on the machinery of passenger and cargo steamers,
which reports were received by Lloyd's and other shipping authorities. I have also managed a penal engineering business and the construction of new boats and launches, and boilers of various sizes.
I am enclosing copies of testimonials. Kindly allow me to refer to those from Colonel Boxer, No. A, and Mr. James Duncan Davidson, both of Woolwich Arsenal, where I was employed in the department and assisted in working out the new machinery being designed and introduced at that time.
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On being appointed in 1864 as Superintendent of the dock then being constructed for the Colony, I inspected a larger portion of the new work.
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On my arrival, I took charge of the construction of the building and machinery.
On the closing of that institution in April 68, I secured an appointment as Acting Secretary of the Union Dock Company, and superintended the completion of the dock. Marion was a Nahops at Kowloon, now the property of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, through the amalgamation of the two companies in 1870.
In making application to His Excellency the Governor for this appointment, kindly allow me...
for the appointment, hope,
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the copies of Seviral testimoning
-enclose will prove
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how Satisfactory
I may also mention that I have huge Livele Years experience to repairing a large portion of the steam Vessels passing through vi trading from Hongkong And In many cases Surveying And giving. reports on the Martinig of passinger And Carge steamers
which ressort were recipted by Lloyds and other shipping.
aber Authorities. I have a la Managed penal hagineering business and the construction of brew boat and
Launch And Boilers of Pasions sizes
I handing the Enchant Copies of testimonials Kindly Allow vu to refer to those for Colonel Boxer No. A and Mr. Jaimes Danca
Davidson both of. Wrotirich Arsenal where t
the experimentre tras employed in department and assisted in working
working out the new
the new Machinery being designed and introduced
at that time
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January.
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Arrival se in
tooks Champ of the creation of the building and machining
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the dosing of that motitution
April 68. I secured
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Appointment of Rujinier Shortly afterwards of acting Secreting of the Union Dock-
And superintended Company
the completion of the Bock Marion Was Nahops at Kowloon. Now the property, of the Houshong & whampon sock company through the Amalgamation of the two companie In 1870
In Making application the Governor to it is becilling the Governor
Excellency for this apponitment Kindly
Allow
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