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Generalship.

give a final

twelve

days

I sent for him today to

answer as

he had had

to consider the question,

and I at once embodied in a

telegram

and

what he said, which was that, whilst

most grateful to Your Lordship and most anxious to do any duty whatever

be imposed

that

may

on him, he

would himself personally far prefer

the arrangement

no

I recommended in

my despatch No. 29 of the 4th of

April, 1881.

3.

In

my despatch No. 28

of the 4th of April, 1881, I reported to Your Lordship that he had declined

the Registrar Generalship on the ground

that it was not congenial to him. I enclose for Your Lordship's information

his letter to me of the 2nd of April, 1881,

in which, amongst other objections to

the office he says:-

4.

"There is, first, the Contagious

Diseases Ordinance matter, which is

very distasteful to me.

On the face of that

statement, I am confident Your Lordship would not feel disposed to press the appointment upon him, as the public interests would certainly suffer, whilst he himself would be forced

into a false position.

5.

Furthermore I found that

he could not interpret nor read nor

write

Fune...

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Generalship. give a final twelve days I sent for him today to answer as he had had to consider the question, and I at once embodied in a telegram and what he said, which was that, whilst most grateful to Your Lordship and most anxious to do any duty whatever be imposed that may on him, he would himself personally far prefer the arrangement no I recommended in my despatch No. 29 of the 4th of April, 1881. 3. In my despatch No. 28 of the 4th of April, 1881, I reported to Your Lordship that he had declined the Registrar Generalship on the ground that it was not congenial to him. I enclose for Your Lordship's information his letter to me of the 2nd of April, 1881, in which, amongst other objections to the office he says:- 4. "There is, first, the Contagious Diseases Ordinance matter, which is very distasteful to me. On the face of that statement, I am confident Your Lordship would not feel disposed to press the appointment upon him, as the public interests would certainly suffer, whilst he himself would be forced into a false position. 5. Furthermore I found that he could not interpret nor read nor write Fune...
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Generalship. give a final twelve days I sent for him today to dnswer as he had had to consider the question, and I at once embodied in a embodied in a telegram jand what he said, which was that, whilst most grateful to Your Lordship and most anxious to do any deity whatever be imposed that may on him, he would himself personally far prefer the arr arrangement no I recommended in my despatch me 29 of the 4th of April, 1881. 3. Sov 8103 In my despatch 2.28 Go 870 of the 4th of April, 1881, I reported to Your Lordship that he had declined the Registrar Generalship on the ground April, 1881. 64 that it was not congenial to him. I_ enclose for Your Lordship's information of the 2nd of April, 1881, his letter to me other objections to in which, amongst other the office he says:- 4. "There is, first, the Contagions Diseases Ordinance matter, which is vary distasteful to me? on the face of that statement, I am confident Your Lordship would not feel disposed to press the appointment repon him, as the public interests would certainly suffer,: whilst he himself would be forced : into a false position. 5. Furthermore I found that he could not interpret nor read nor write Fune
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Generalship.

give a final

twelve

days

I sent for him today to

dnswer as

he had had

to consider the question,

and I at once embodied in a

embodied in a telegram

jand

what he said, which was that, whilst

most grateful to Your Lordship and most anxious to do any deity whatever

be imposed

that

may

on him, he

would himself personally far prefer

the arr

arrangement

no

I recommended in

my despatch me 29 of the 4th of

April, 1881.

3.

Sov

8103

In

my despatch 2.28

Go

870

of the 4th of April, 1881, I reported to Your Lordship that he had declined

the Registrar Generalship on the ground

April, 1881.

64

that it was not congenial to him. I_ enclose for Your Lordship's information of the 2nd of April, 1881,

his letter to me

other objections to

in which, amongst other

the office he says:-

4.

"There is, first, the Contagions

Diseases Ordinance matter, which is

vary distasteful to me?

on the face of that

statement, I am confident Your Lordship would not feel disposed to press the appointment repon him, as the public interests would certainly suffer,: whilst he himself would be forced : into a false position.

5.

Furthermore I found that

he could not interpret nor read nor

write

Fune

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