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DRAFT.

Hong Kong.

No. 43

Governor

Sir W. Robinson, K.C.M.G.

MINUTE.

dratton

HONG KONG

3038

Downing Street,

1 February, 1892.

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Mr. Johnson 15 Feb.

X Mr. Lucas

XMr. Fairfield

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16

Sir,

Mr. Wingfield.

Mr. Brampton.

Mr. Meade.

SindhfHedzet.

Baroh de Worms.

Lord Knutsford.

Aurd 9211

UnS.JS's

I imprend that

he is gained

I have the honour to acknow- ledge the receipt of your Despatch No. 12 of the 12th ultimo, reporting that Mr. Wise has not yet passed the exam- ination in Chinese, on which the con- firmation of his appointment as Police Magistrate was to depend, and suggest- ing that the examination should be dis-

pensed with.

2. I regret that I am unable to

allow Mr. Wise to be exempted from the

condition on which he was expressly

offered and accepted his present ap- pointment; and which he was again dis-

tinctly informed by Lord Stanley's Des- patch of the 14th of August 1885 must

be complied with.

3. Mr. Wise must therefore, onue

The naminatin for-all,<be required to pass within

18 months from the date at which the

present Despatch is received, whatever

ured acting appointments he may be holding

in