CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12] — Page 305

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To

in 1882, has held this

office for some time past.

I enclose

an

Enclosures 13th Nov 1890.

application from him requesting to be confirmed in it which I am happy to recommend. Mr Smith has

of

a

good knowledge

of

Chinese which is

very

essential for this post and is in other respects, well qualified to fill it. The

office is one

of comparatively

recent creation and I have not felt justified in

proposing

any

304

increase of salary, but should I

071

find, on further consideration, any

I will

reason to do so I will

inform Your Lordship

hereafter.

7.

I am not as yet in

position to address Your

Lordship in

regard to the

proposed

appointment of Assistant Postmaster General should Your Lordship see sufficient ground for maintaining it, but I shall endeavour to do so by early opportunity

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To in 1882, has held this office for some time past. I enclose an Enclosures 13th Nov 1890. application from him requesting to be confirmed in it which I am happy to recommend. Mr Smith has of a good knowledge of Chinese which is very essential for this post and is in other respects, well qualified to fill it. The office is one of comparatively recent creation and I have not felt justified in proposing any 304 increase of salary, but should I 071 find, on further consideration, any I will reason to do so I will inform Your Lordship hereafter. 7. I am not as yet in position to address Your Lordship in regard to the proposed appointment of Assistant Postmaster General should Your Lordship see sufficient ground for maintaining it, but I shall endeavour to do so by early opportunity
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To in 1882, has held this office for some time past. Jenclose an Enclosures 13th Nove 1890. application Fort from him requesting to be confirmed in it which I am happy to recommend. Mr &mith has of a good knowledge Chinese which is very essential for this post and is in other respects, well qualified to fill it. The office is one of comparatively recent creation and I have not felt justified in proposing R proposing any 304 increase of. salary, but should I 071 find, further consideration, any I will reason to do so inform Your Lordship hereafter. 7. I am not as yet in position to address Your Lordship in regard to the see du sufficient appointment of Assistant Postmaster General should Your Lordship ground for maintaining it, but I shall to do so by en deavour Ap early opportunity
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To

in 1882, has held this

office for some time past.

Jenclose

an

Enclosures 13th Nove 1890.

application Fort

from him requesting to be confirmed in it which I am happy to recommend. Mr

&mith has

of

a

good knowledge

Chinese which is

very

essential for this post and is in other respects, well qualified to fill it. The

office is one

of comparatively

recent creation and I have not felt justified in

proposing

R

proposing any

304

increase of.

salary, but should I

071

find,

further consideration, any

I will

reason to do so

inform Your Lordship

hereafter.

7.

I am not as yet in

position to address Your

Lordship in

regard to the

see du

sufficient

appointment of Assistant Postmaster General should Your Lordship ground for maintaining it, but I shall to do so by

en deavour

Ap

early

opportunity

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