CO129-237 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [1-6] — Page 514

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-only, there can be no doubt

that the sooner

they

commenced their Chinese

studies here, the better it

would be in ei

every respect.

are,

in

fact,

But as they appointed for other and higher purposes, a Knowledge of the Chinese language, although very requisite, must be regarded

as

a

qualification secondary in importance to others.

4.

For this reason,

being

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being of opinion that the training which might be received in the Colonial Office would be extremely - valuable, I am inclined rather than dispense with it, to limit the stay England to six months, to

br devoted as much

be

in

do

-possible, if not exclusively, to official work, if

work, if that can be conveniently found for them. Spare hours, if any.

might, of a

course, be given

to

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