CO129-197 - Governor Hennessy - 1882 [1-2] — Page 263

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Assistant for the Observatory - List of posts, be obtained from archives

"s, the Royal Engineers & Officers of the Survey Companies of the

R.E. & Engineers; and subsequently wrote a private letter to my friend, Colonel Booth, the present Director of the Ordnance Survey, asking him to

do his best in the matter, should be hereafter made to him. He has, however, expressed to me in a reply his regret that, owing to a recent decision to double the strength of the Survey force and hasten the completion of the work, it would be impossible,

a Non-commissioned Officer for Hongkong. Every man capable

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of the higher duties must now be retained, and Colonel Booth has been obliged of late to refuse several similar applications from Cyprus, Mr Astronomer Royal, the Palestine Exploration Fund, and in Cape of Good Hope.

But, although the Royal Engineers are thus closed to us, I am still sanguine that good men for the posts of both Dr P and Second Assistant can be found amongst the other Corps, and that the Inspector General of Fortifications, to whom also I have written on the subject, will not be unwilling to spare such men to the Colony. Both of them should in every...

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Assistant for the Observatory - List of posts, be obtained from archives "s, the Royal Engineers & Officers of the Survey Companies of the R.E. & Engineers; and subsequently wrote a private letter to my friend, Colonel Booth, the present Director of the Ordnance Survey, asking him to do his best in the matter, should be hereafter made to him. He has, however, expressed to me in a reply his regret that, owing to a recent decision to double the strength of the Survey force and hasten the completion of the work, it would be impossible, a Non-commissioned Officer for Hongkong. Every man capable 262 of the higher duties must now be retained, and Colonel Booth has been obliged of late to refuse several similar applications from Cyprus, Mr Astronomer Royal, the Palestine Exploration Fund, and in Cape of Good Hope. But, although the Royal Engineers are thus closed to us, I am still sanguine that good men for the posts of both Dr P and Second Assistant can be found amongst the other Corps, and that the Inspector General of Fortifications, to whom also I have written on the subject, will not be unwilling to spare such men to the Colony. Both of them should in every...
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Assistant for the Obervatory - Riad of pores , be obtained from ancouzs

"s, the Iron - Communion & Offers of the Survey Companies of the

Rey & Eugare; and subsequently wrote a private letter to my friend. Colonel booke, the present Screen the Ordnance Survey, asking huis to

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do his best in the matter, should be hereafter made to him. He has, however, expressed to use in a reply his regret that, owing to a recent ; decision to double the strength of the Survey force and haden the completion of the work, it would be imposible,

a Mon-commissioned

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him to spare Officer for Hrugkong Every man capable

262

of the higher duties must now be retained, and bolonel booth has been obliged of

late to signs

several sunlar.

applications from Cyfferus, Mi Actronomer Royal, the babecline Exploration Fund, and in Cape of Good

Hoke

But, although the Fire;

companies

are thus closed is un, Jame

still sanguine that good won for the -posts of both Dr P and becond Assertivals can be found awonger the other 20; of the Corks, and that the Suspector Quaral of Fortifications, to whom also + -have written on the subject; will not be unwilling to spare such men to the Colony. Both of them should in sexy.

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