CO129-272 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [5-9] — Page 83

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ance,

the post of Treasurer & Postmaster General - I think we should ? Negative this suggestion, at

that M. Chamberlain observing Concurs in the crews expressed in

as the necessit despt on 17272/90

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of having a separate Heads of two important depts, and observe that the Retrenchment Committee (par. 14 h. vi of Refert in 17684/94)

reasons for retaining

gave good re the post of Treasurer

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a

separate

view in which die W. Robrine

himself expressed concurrence

in par. 6 of 17684/94.

[It is ridiculou's to raise this questim again to som

after the

separation of the two posts

decided up on after most careful cons in 1890 & confirmed

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Sir

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Government House, HongKong, 12!: May, 1896.

19th

I have the honour.

to forward for your favour-

able consideration a com- Enclosure munication which I have? and April

1996. received from Mr Travers,

he Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain, M.P.,

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Postmaster

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