CO129-206 - Public Offices & Others - 1882 — Page 227

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3.

Sir Joseph Hooker then es

es very

wheek there is

grasp the duties which is

no reason to supposet

essential but

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decidedly of opinion from the careful

attention which he has given to the

development of the Hong-Kong Botanic

Gardens that the clearest case is made

out for giving Mr Ford a European

assistant. The present efficient state

ад

ao

the department has not been reached,

you

are

aware, without effort.

And

Ser Joseph Hooker feels that it would be

member of the subordinate Chinese Staff

would show.

4. It must be remembered also that without

a knowledge of the Chinese language any

one sent out to take IVF Ford's place at

sudden notice would find himself

-perfectly paralysed in dealing with a

large native staff without any experienced

European intermediary.

deplorable if from failure in Mt Ford's

5.

Sir Joseph Hooker

ventures to offer these

health

other

cause the work should

fall into confusion through the want

of

anyone competent to carry.

it

on with

the sense of responsibility and capacity

to

remarko because he observes that Lord

Kimberley does not finally dispose of the

propoval

the negative. He ventures

the n

to

hope that it

mray

be reconsidered

and

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