CO129-251 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [9-11] — Page 454

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of the language.

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I have, however,

also to point out that Messrs.

Madar, Rahman and Ramjalin

practically only possess a knowledge of colloquial Chinese, the

( acquaintance of the hoo latter

with the written character being

very slight), whereas Mr. Sutton.

possesse

a

knowledge of both the

spoken and written language, which the Registrar General in

a minute of the 10th

of March

(copy enclosed) considered an

indispensable

Evvel: 2. 10th March

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indispensable qualification in

a candidate for the post.

The advantage

4.

dvantage that

Nt. Sutton this possesses is

however counterbalanced in the

cave of Mr. A. R. Madar by the fact that the latter not only - possesses a very good knowledge!

of Cantonese Colloquial, but

also speaks Mindushani and

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Malay which would be

to him air the

office.

5.

of use

Registar Generaís

These facts taken in

corpunction.