2. I have great reluctance
iw
bringing forward personal matter,
but the yearly increasing
sun ber
of my Juniors in the levice.
who have been promoted to superio
relation rank to
my
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Lender
it obligetory that I should on
represent the cicum Cances.
In
a
large Cotong the matter would
be of minor importance, but
isi a
small place like Hongkong
it becomes
A strang
corial, Co
well as official matter, if the
Junion of an officer are
au con
continuessly
given honours or positions, which
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involve local superiority of raak.
and I confidently believe.
in the minds of
This come
that
the Chinese Residents
has an Effect prejudicial
to the moral influence of my office.
3. I had the honour to be acting
and
Registian Gencial in 1865,
hair had command of the Potica
Force since 18766.
twenty one years.
nearly
In 1878
I was offered the Registian
Generalship by to John Beareung
at £800 a year,
and on my
declining, it was given
Ravell at £ 1050
a year,
in
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