CO129-260 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1893 [9-12] — Page 196

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Mr. Wise presented himself for examination in Chinese on 25th ultimo, but failed to pass, and I beg leave to submit for favourable consideration the enclosed letter addressed by him to Your Lordship.

It is possible that when the condition of passing the examination was attached to his original appointment as Police Magistrate and subsequently to his appointment as Registrar, the great difficulty was not fully realized which a man of Mr. Wise's age must experience in acquiring competent knowledge of a language which is generally admitted to be of all languages the most difficult of acquisition. Mr. Wise entered the Service at the age of about 30 years, and having throughout his service had much of his time fully occupied in the performance of his public duties, he has necessarily been...

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195 Mr. Wise presented himself for examination in Chinese on 25th ultimo, but failed to pass, and I beg leave to submit for favourable consideration the enclosed letter addressed by him to Your Lordship. It is possible that when the condition of passing the examination was attached to his original appointment as Police Magistrate and subsequently to his appointment as Registrar, the great difficulty was not fully realized which a man of Mr. Wise's age must experience in acquiring competent knowledge of a language which is generally admitted to be of all languages the most difficult of acquisition. Mr. Wise entered the Service at the age of about 30 years, and having throughout his service had much of his time fully occupied in the performance of his public duties, he has necessarily been... Enclosure 9th October 1893
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195 Mr. Wise presented himself for examination in Chinese on 25th ultimo, but failed to pass,- and I beg leave to submit for favourable consideration the enclosed letter addressed by him to Your Lordship. It is possible that when the condition of passing the examination was attached to his original appointment as Police Magistrate and subsequently to his appointment Registrar, the great difficulty ad -was Enclosure 9th October 1893 was not fully realized which a man of Mr Wise's age acquiring must experience in competent Knowledge of language which is generally admitted to be of all languages the most difficult of aequirement. Mr. Wise entered the Service at the age of about and having throughout 30 years, his service had much of his time fully occupied in the. performance of his public "duties, he has necessarily been , at
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Mr. Wise presented himself for

examination in Chinese on 25th

ultimo, but failed to pass,- and I beg leave to submit for favourable consideration

the enclosed letter addressed

by him to Your Lordship.

It is possible that

when the condition of passing

the examination was attached

to his original appointment as Police Magistrate and subsequently to his appointment Registrar, the great difficulty

ad

-was

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9th October 1893

was not fully realized which

a man

of Mr Wise's

age

acquiring

must

experience in competent Knowledge of language which is generally admitted to be of all languages the most difficult of aequirement. Mr. Wise entered the Service at the age of about and having throughout

30 years, his service had much of his time fully occupied in the. performance of his public "duties, he has necessarily been

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