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"sober, steady, hard working man" with a superior wife and well brought up young children". He said further that "the late husband, Mr. Donnchy called on me in England last year and told me that he was acting for him when he was absent.
1500/53 7882, 8th March, the Acting Governor, transmitted Mr. Hayward's application for the place "for favourable consideration", adding that "W. Hayward has on two recent occasions acted as Superintendent of the Gaol and was able to report favourably on the manner in which he performed the duties of that office whilst Mr. Donnchy was on leave". This appears to be a distinct recommendation of W. Hayward for the appointment. But (as the minute shows) we felt some doubt whether he was a man of quite the right class for the place.
We asked whether he was sufficiently above the class of ordinary warders to be capable of controlling European warders in Hong Kong. The opinion of the Governor of Chatham prison, where W. Hayward was before going out, was that he was "most certainly capable of doing so"; he went on to say that he was a well-educated, very excellent and efficient officer and that he was going to recommend him "for the superintendence of a prison" as he considered him a suitable man in all respects!
The Governor informed us that he had great pleasure in confirming the appointment of W. Hayward. But we received a protest from the Governor in June (No. 9041) and again in July (No. 14103) stating that W. Hayward had protested, which he had never expected that he would be confirmed! Lord Derby then decided to appoint Capt. Dempster, whom the judges had recommended.
We subsequently learnt that Capt. D. withdrew his application, and Sir Geo. Bowen...
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" sober, steady, hard working man" with a superior wife and well brought up young children". He said further that "the late husband, Mr. Donnchy called on me in England last year and told me that he was acting for him when he was absent.
1500/53 7882, 8th March, the Acting Governor, transmitted Mr. Hayward's application for the place "for favourable consideration", adding that "W. Hayward has on two recent occasions acted as Superintendent of the Gaol and was able to report favourably on the manner in which he performed the duties of that office whilst Mr. Donnchy was on leave". This appears to be a distinct recommendation of W. Hayward for the appointment. But (as the minute shows) we felt some doubt whether he was a man of quite the right class for the place.
We asked whether he was sufficiently above the class of ordinary warders to be capable of controlling European warders in Hong Kong. The opinion of the Governor of Chatham prison, where W. Hayward was before going out, was that he was "most certainly capable of doing so"; he went on to say that he was a well-educated, very excellent and efficient officer and that he was going to recommend him "for the superintendence of a prison" as he considered him a suitable man in all respects!
The Governor informed us that he had great pleasure in confirming the appointment of W. Hayward. But we received a protest from the Governor in June (No.9041) and again in July (No.14103) stating that W. Hayward had protested, which he had never expected that he would be confirmed! Lord Derby then decided to appoint Capt. Dempster, whom the judges had recommended.
We subsequently learnt that Capt. D. withdrew his application, and Sir Geo. Bowen
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