CO129-202 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [7-9] — Page 233

The post had been affered to several

the Service While

others officers of I was in England, and Inever thought of the Office until thad

learned

arr

Luy

arrival

here

What had taken place, and hat the appointment offered to me nist

very great pleasure".

It is not,

is art for me of course

n

to

to disenes the question of policy saised in the despostati or Challenge the opinion of Garen

Hennessy

Expressed to

now Ex

Lord Kimberley-

but as appears

from the Correspondence which

is now

230

officielly recorded of May 1881.

and the further Corrrapondence of November lost. I declined all Lution of Chinese Leessting and datifat to the Governor,

and Ishall be

And, if it in pleasen Lord Kimberly

to make any

Change

in the status of the office, tobe Ilieved from All duties of it.

And to Either return to the Police

Court or dreigen altogether.

I need not say

Rever

my

that Schald

connection with the

service with regret as I have

Received much Kundness and

Garrum

Consideration both from Governan