CO129-267 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [4-6] — Page 630

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Sir,

Enclosure.

Hon: F. A. Cooper to H. E. the Governor.

626

C. O.

12748

Public Works Department,

92 S

Hong Kong 17th. June 1895.

I have the honour to address Your Excellency on my

position as a member of the Executive Council in this Colony

and to respectfully request that I may be informed for what rea-

son the Hon: H. E. Wodehouse has been given precedence and the

course laid down in the Royal Instructions departed from.

I am aware that such precedence has been allowed on a

previous occasion on account of length of service, but in that case

I would point out that those Members who would under the usual

course have taken precedence had all entered the service as Cadets

and according to custom it would appear such officers usually rank

according to their length of service.

Being appointed a Member of the Legislative Counci

1891 and of the Executive Council in March 1892, my predecessor

in the office of Director of Public Works not being a Member of

the latter Council, it would appear that my past services were

considered in making such appointments.

I trust that Your Excellency in considering the fore-

going will see that I not unnaturally view the resent appoint-

ment

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