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published some things which would have been best not published. I do not think that Dr Cilit, has made a good selection of camples of the unpopularity of gratuities, nor do I tuch that he has made

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3. It is contended

that Chinese ought to be placed

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on the same pooting

Europeans

with respect to leave of absence Civil servants both at home and abroad are allowed an annual vacation leave sin addition to which civil servant, abroad are allowed have of

absence not exceeding forth of resident

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Service + Pmonths, but I do not think that Chinese in Honghong

ought

tibe allowed the latter

privilege any

more than we in

England are. I til, however,

that this subject ought to have been dealt with, if brought forward

at all, separates from the pension muinte.

4. Dr Eitel contends that the original cadet regulations which were intended to provide a staff of English Chinese-speaking Interpreters were a failure, and that the present regulations which are intended to provide "Interpreter and other civil officers in Honghong are also a failure at least as regards Interpreters. He ains at the creation of a body = f

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