CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5] — Page 473

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469

20 well.

Assistant Colonial Secretary of -qualified a practitioner as Mr. Rockhart

cha

will able Ms. March to effect proper supervision and Audit of the

several

Revenue and Expenditure of Public Departments, which will more than recoup the Government for

the addition

of

about £600 a year

to the Civil Establishment:

5. The Clerkship which will be vacated by Ms. Travers might be advantageously filled by one of the Cadets

Mr. Mitchell Innes,) who will in the early part of next year have completed his Chinese Studies at Canton. I am strongly of opinion that, especially as long as the correspondence with the Home Government is kept at the Colonial Secretary's office, one of the Cadets, in addition to the Assistant Colonial Secretary, should be an Englishman of good education, and fully competent to draft letters in correct English. But, if Your Lordship should decide otherwise, it will become my duty to recommend such Instructions to which I have referred above as instructing (and as, I think...

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469 20 well. Assistant Colonial Secretary of -qualified a practitioner as Mr. Rockhart cha will able Ms. March to effect proper supervision and Audit of the several Revenue and Expenditure of Public Departments, which will more than recoup the Government for the addition of about £600 a year to the Civil Establishment: 5. The Clerkship which will be vacated by Ms. Travers might be advantageously filled by one of the Cadets Mr. Mitchell Innes,) who will in the early part of next year have completed his Chinese Studies at Canton. I am strongly of opinion that, especially as long as the correspondence with the Home Government is kept at the Colonial Secretary's office, one of the Cadets, in addition to the Assistant Colonial Secretary, should be an Englishman of good education, and fully competent to draft letters in correct English. But, if Your Lordship should decide otherwise, it will become my duty to recommend such Instructions to which I have referred above as instructing (and as, I think...
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469 20 well. ûrsistant colonial Secretary of -qualified a prutteman as Mr. Rockhart cha will able Ms. March to Effect proper supervision and Audit of the the deveral Musume and Expenditure of Public Departments, which will for Nuse than recoup the Government for Me addition of about £boo a year to the Civil Pitablishdat: 5. The Clerkship which will be vacated by Ms. Travers might be tointically filled by one of the Cadets Mt. Mitchell Innes, ) who will in the oh hexh Early park op Year have Completed his : his Chrèse Studer's at Canton. I am Strongly of opinion that, Expicially to long as the correspondence with the Itome Government to kept at the Colomil seve Secretary's office, one of the clates, in A Addition to the Assistant Colonial Secretary, should be an Englishman of whatscorder cauze, Your good education, and fully competent. to draft bellers. in correch English. But, if, for lordship should decide otherwise, it will become my duty to recommend Mach the Mistructions to which I haven referred above as intructing (and as, I thick
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469

20 well.

ûrsistant colonial Secretary of -qualified a prutteman as Mr. Rockhart

cha

will able Ms. March to Effect

proper supervision and Audit of the

the deveral

Musume and Expenditure of Public Departments, which will for

Nuse than recoup the Government for

Me addition

of

about £boo a year

to the Civil Pitablishdat:

5. The Clerkship which will be

vacated by Ms. Travers might be

tointically filled by one of the Cadets

Mt. Mitchell Innes, ) who will in the

oh hexh

Early park op

Year

have

Completed

his

:

his Chrèse Studer's at Canton. I am

Strongly of opinion that, Expicially to

long as the correspondence with the Itome Government to kept at the Colomil

seve

Secretary's office, one of the clates, in

A

Addition to the Assistant Colonial

Secretary, should be an

Englishman of

whatscorder cauze,

Your

good education, and fully competent. to draft bellers. in correch English. But, if, for lordship should decide otherwise, it will become my duty to recommend Mach the Mistructions to which I haven

referred above as intructing (and as, I

thick

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