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in Chinese the

make proficiency crucial test of fitness for office;

otherwise the Chinese would have

an immense

nationalities.

advantage

over other

I think too that in a

A

competitive system, provided candidate is in other respects suitable, the post should be given gainer of the highest

to the

number of marks. This has not always been the ease. In 1880, Mr Nghwaishang got a post in the Colonial Secretary's Office, although Mr. A. Machado, the son

of an old

and highly respectable Government servant, had a higher

higher number of

marks

Imarks,

even in Chinese; and, in 1882, M. Funghing Fuck was appointed a Student Apothecary, although Mr.__ U. Ramjahn, a lad of very high

character and attainments,

out first at the examination.

Came

(signed) F. Stewart,

Asting Colonial caroting

5th July, 1882-