CO129-245 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [5-7] — Page 713

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stating that I was capable of

auditing

the accounts of any

Company,

re

and appointed Government Auditor of

Railway

accounts in Ceylon,

this appointment I did not take up (the climate being unsuitable for children)

Sti's Grace then sent me into the General Post Office in London to qualify

as Assistant

Postmaster General of HongKong, and on his receiving

Certificate from the Secretary of the General Post Office

London that I was

capable, appointed me

fully

Assistant Postmaster General

of Hong Kong, adding "the

Pay

is small but promotion

is rapid"

In 1875 I.V. Mitchell

the then Postmaster General,

nothing of this post Sand M

Maal Correos or for

BAT ERAN Discover

Seng


retired. I.V. Lister told me

himself, that he was so

certain I should get the Post, that he did not apply for it, tho' in London at the

time and strongly urged

by Sir Richard MacDonald but to his astonishment

the Post was

given to him,

he had never been inside

a Post Office in his life, and I had to instruct

him in his duties -

Previously during the whole

time Mr Mitchell was

Acting Police Magistrate, I virtually managed the Post Office, Mr Mitchell simply signing Letters written by

me, and cheques,

and attending only

on the

Receipt of dispatch of the

Contract Mails - In 1882

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stating that I was capable of auditing the accounts of any Company, re and appointed Government Auditor of Railway accounts in Ceylon, this appointment I did not take up (the climate being unsuitable for children) Sti's Grace then sent me into the General Post Office in London to qualify as Assistant Postmaster General of HongKong, and on his receiving Certificate from the Secretary of the General Post Office London that I was capable, appointed me fully Assistant Postmaster General of Hong Kong, adding "the Pay is small but promotion is rapid" In 1875 I.V. Mitchell the then Postmaster General, nothing of this post Sand M Maal Correos or for BAT ERAN Discover Seng retired. I.V. Lister told me himself, that he was so certain I should get the Post, that he did not apply for it, tho' in London at the time and strongly urged by Sir Richard MacDonald but to his astonishment the Post was given to him, he had never been inside a Post Office in his life, and I had to instruct him in his duties - Previously during the whole time Mr Mitchell was Acting Police Magistrate, I virtually managed the Post Office, Mr Mitchell simply signing Letters written by me, and cheques, and attending only on the Receipt of dispatch of the Contract Mails - In 1882
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stating that I was capable of uditing the accounts of any Company, re and appointed Government Auditor of Railway accounts in Ceylon, this appointment I did not take up (the climate being unsuitable for children) sti's Grace then sent me into the General Post Office in London to qualify as Assistant Postmaster General of Stongshing, and on his receiving Certificate from the Secretary of the General Post Office London that I was. capable, appointe fully appointed me m.o Assistant Postmaster General 10498/68 of HongKong, adding "the Pay is small but promotion is rapid" In 1875 ITV. Mitchell the then Postmaster General. nothing of this bost Sand M Maal Correos or for BAT ERAN Discover Seng છે a C retred. retired. INV Lister told me 298664 himself, that he was so 710 C certain I should get the Post, that he did not apply for it, tho' in London at the strongly urged tine and s by Sir Richard MacDonald but to his astonishment. ló do so the Post was given to him, the he had never been inside, a Post Office in his life, and I had to instruct him in his duties - Previously during the whole time Mr Mitchell was Acting Police Magistrate, I virtually managed the Post Office, Ms Mitchell simply signing Letters written by : me, and cheques, and attending only on the Receipt of dispatch of the Contract &Nails - In 1882
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stating that I was capable of

uditing

the accounts of any

Company,

re

and appointed Government Auditor of

Railway

accounts in Ceylon,

this appointment I did not take up (the climate being unsuitable for children)

sti's Grace then sent me into the General Post Office in London to qualify

as Assistant

Postmaster General of Stongshing, and on his receiving

Certificate from the Secretary of the General Post Office

London that I was.

capable, appointe

fully

appointed me

m.o

Assistant Postmaster General 10498/68

of HongKong, adding "the

Pay

is small but promotion

is rapid"

In 1875 ITV. Mitchell

the then Postmaster General.

nothing of this bost Sand M

Maal Correos or for

BAT ERAN Discover

Seng

છે

a

C

retred.

retired. INV Lister told me

298664

himself, that he was so

710

C

certain I should get the Post, that he did not apply for it, tho' in London at the

strongly urged

tine and s

by Sir Richard MacDonald but to his astonishment.

ló do so

the Post was

given to him,

the he had never been inside,

a Post Office in his life, and I had to instruct

him in his duties -

Previously during the whole

time Mr Mitchell was

Acting Police Magistrate, I virtually managed the Post Office, Ms Mitchell simply signing Letters written by

: me, and cheques,

and attending only

on the

Receipt of dispatch of the

Contract &Nails - In 1882

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