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performed the duties of Chief Justice

to the very great satisfaction of the public and

I should be

very sorry

to lose the benefit of

his services; and

in the, I fear, not improbable

event of Sir James

Russell's retirement, I feel sure

that Mr Clarke's appointment in

his place would give very general,

and, I know, deserved satisfaction.

I therefore feel it my

duty to support, though with great reluctance, his application for

promotion elsewhere; and I recommend Your Lordship's favourable

consideration of his case.

Your

I have the honour to be

My Lord.

Your Lordship's

Most obedient

Humble servant.

Godavary


X

"universal satisfaction";

however,

I feel that Mr Clarke's

position in Hong Kong,

is not

such as his ability and services deserve.

I had

an old and influential resident of Hongkong tell

the other day, that though the Colony on the whole had been fortunate in its Judges,

Mr Clarke was regarded by the Colonists generally as the strongest they had ever had.

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103 performed the duties of Chief Justice to the very great satisfaction of the public and I should be very sorry to lose the benefit of his services; and in the, I fear, not improbable event of Sir James Russell's retirement, I feel sure that Mr Clarke's appointment in his place would give very general, and, I know, deserved satisfaction. I therefore feel it my duty to support, though with great reluctance, his application for promotion elsewhere; and I recommend Your Lordship's favourable consideration of his case. Your I have the honour to be My Lord. Your Lordship's Most obedient Humble servant. Godavary X "universal satisfaction"; however, I feel that Mr Clarke's position in Hong Kong, is not such as his ability and services deserve. I had an old and influential resident of Hongkong tell the other day, that though the Colony on the whole had been fortunate in its Judges, Mr Clarke was regarded by the Colonists generally as the strongest they had ever had.
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103

performed the dution of Chief Justice

to the very great satisfaction of the public and

I should be

Kony

should

of

the

that

Government,

Mong

very sorry

love the benefit of

his services; and

in the, I fear,

ble event

not improbable

of Ser James

Russed's retirement, I feel sure

that

Mr Clarke's appointment in

his place would

gine very general,

and, in so

для

a. I know,

0

deserve, and I therefore feel it

my

duty to support, though with great reluctance, his application for

promotion elsewhere; and Frecommend Lordship's favourable

his case

to

Consideration.

Your

I have the honour to be

My Lord.

Your Lordship's

Most obedient

Humble servant.

Godavar

X

universal satisfaction":"

however,

Factory that promotion,

I feel that Mr Clarkis

position in Hong Kong,

told

such as

me

is not

his ability and services

deserve

had

" an old and influential reacdent of Hongkong,

the other day, that though the Corong on the whole been fortunate in its Judge o, Mr darke was

regarded by the Colonists generally strongest they lever had.

as the

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