CO129-201 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [6] — Page 55

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: writing any accrded to me to chate in writing pretter depuce I have to centre, I beg to state that although 84. Justice Anouden hes us recolliation of the Conversation in quation, Icursionsu did mention to him that it had been suggested to me to make translations recasionally for outsiders, and that 87 Quowden certainly raised no

objection.

Mov

I am now, for the first time, ~ informed by your letter of today's date that no document, whetever in a

cint or criminal can, ought to be a travelated out of bourt by the Ruperivor of Interpreters", but I was rever so informed either by BN" -

Snowden

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Snowden or any one else. I took an

any entirely, defferent view of my position Scousedeva that the knowledge of the Chinare written language and of Chinese literature which I possess and which (after previous plulological. training ) to the recult of divenly years

cannot be obtained by love &

A study, a Muovledge coluvre

incessant.

then 10 10 years, limed.

As

10-15

one inters

should have given

e given me

independent a position as medical

to the Colonial Surgeon

studies give

legal studies to the Attorney, General. If Shad Muown that this specis: technical Knowledge, which Spoesies and which caused my being induced to enter the serres of the Government as Translator

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