CO129-208 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [4] — Page 289

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed

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In my despatch of the 30th of April I suggested that M. Lockhart should be appointed on probation as police magistrate, but in these papers that one of the qualifications for magistrates should be that they are of the English bar I have come to the endorsement that the best course that can be adopted under the circumstances is to select an English barrister for the post either from home or from other colony, and steps will be taken accordingly.

In the meantime apparently you have received instructions by telegraph to take no action on my previous despatch

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288 In my despatch of the 30th of April I suggested that M. Lockhart should be appointed on probation as police magistrate, but in these papers that one of the qualifications for magistrates should be that they are of the English bar I have come to the endorsement that the best course that can be adopted under the circumstances is to select an English barrister for the post either from home or from other colony, and steps will be taken accordingly. In the meantime apparently you have received instructions by telegraph to take no action on my previous despatch
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288 In my despatch of the of April I suggested 30th of April that M. Lockhart shoul in be appointed ás On probation police magistrato, 241 & finding a stron Opinion expressed papers that one but in these 1 of the for magistrates should be amber the English bar I have come to the Endersion that the best Couse that can be adopted under the circumstances is with the to select an English barrister for the port citter from home or from other colony, colony, and steps Some will be taken accordingly. _3 In the meantime abrently You have received instructions by telegraphe to take no action on my firevious despatch
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288

In

my despatch of the

of April I suggested

30th of April

that M. Lockhart shoul in

be appointed

ás

On

probation

police magistrato,

241 & finding a stron

Opinion expressed papers that one

but

in these

1 of the

for magistrates should be

amber

the English

bar I have come to the

Endersion that the best

Couse that can be adopted

under the circumstances

is

with the to select an English

barrister

for the port citter

from home or from

other colony,

colony, and steps

Some

will be taken accordingly.

_3

In the meantime

abrently

You have received

instructions

by telegraphe

to take no action on

my firevious despatch

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