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by him to Your Lordship.

I wrote as last Mail? "In

follows by the my despatch 1.91 of the 30th May ultimo, (which should be read together with this despatch), I "explained (paragraph 3) why it "would be improper to place Mr. ... Horspool, the Chief Inspector, though a meritorious officer in his present position, in command, for any length of time, of the Police Corps of this Colony.

It will be recollected, moreover, that Mr. Horspool has declined the offer made him in your Lordship's despatch No 112 of 18th February and that he contemplates an early return to England!

3.

I feel constrained to add that the Captain Superintendent, (Mr. Deane), before leaving Hongkong, strongly advised me against the appointment of Mr. Horspool as his Locum Tenens; and pointed out that when Mr. Horspool had previously acted as Superintendent, he, (Mr. Deane), had always, (except on one occasion, and for a brief period), been in the Colony, as Acting Colonial Secretary, or Acting Treasurer, and had practically

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2. by him to Your Lordship. I wrote as last Mail? "In follows by the my despatch 1.91 of the 30th May ultimo, (which should be read together with this despatch), I "explained (paragraph 3) why it "would be improper to place Mr. ... Horspool, the Chief Inspector, though a meritorious officer in his present position, in command, for any length of time, of the Police Corps of this Colony. It will be recollected, moreover, that Mr. Horspool has declined the offer made him in your Lordship's despatch No 112 of 18th February and that he contemplates an early return to England! 3. I feel constrained to add that the Captain Superintendent, (Mr. Deane), before leaving Hongkong, strongly advised me against the appointment of Mr. Horspool as his Locum Tenens; and pointed out that when Mr. Horspool had previously acted as Superintendent, he, (Mr. Deane), had always, (except on one occasion, and for a brief period), been in the Colony, as Acting Colonial Secretary, or Acting Treasurer, and had practically
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by him to Your Lordship.

I wrote as

last Mail? "In

A

#

#

#

"

follows by the my despatch 1.91 of the "bor to deny of

30th May ultime, (which should be

read together with this despatch), I

"explained (paragraph 3) why it

"would be improper to place Mr. ___

Horspool, the Chief Inspector, though

a meritorious officer in his present

position, in command,

for any length of time, of the Foliec Corps of this

Colony.

It will be recollected, moreover,

that Mr. Horspool has declined the

offer made him in your Lordship's

despatch

No 112 of 18th Jebrer

14660

13532

268

despatch No60 of the 21st olbarch ultimo and that he contemplates

contemplates an early

return to England!

3.

I feel constrained to add

that the Captain Superintendent, (Mr... Deane), before leaving Hongkong, strongly

advised me

against the appointment of

Mr. Horspool as his Locum Tenens; and pointed out that when Mr. Horspool -had previously acted as superintendent, he, (M. Deane), had always, (except on

one

occasion), and for a brief period),

been in the Colony, as Aeting Colonial.

"Secretary, or Acting Treasurer, and had

prastically

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