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the assistant-harbour master and I and

I do not think Capt: Hastings is as

the host as "M: Smith

ed a

Good

man

in

for Lastly I would ask mi- Chamberlain to be good enough in deciding to bear

in mind that the cadets have been

very long

:

without formation for instance

Mit A. M. Thomson, who would succeed

wrong

M. Smith if the latter is promoted 2 No 264

to be postmaster general,

to the colony

I was appointed

in 1887 and is still

i'm standing a passed cadet and

without a substantive appointment

C.Pd. 3. Jan

13.

W Chamberlain

I Lucar

has stated the

to

Cave

very

fully, and I have nothing twadd. Ihme

with probably with

tomite to me forchen,

and meanwhile ? confirm the Governors

Sele hone

HFW

13/1.

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Mr Xomsor will be Pm4

CP 159%

he forchen written to by wt Chamberlan

13/1

HFU. 14/1.

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Government House,

"Hongkong, 2,

24th November, 1896.

Sir

With reference to

your despatch W: 216 of the 15th October and previous correspond-

I have the honour to

ence

submit the

following

he Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain, M.P.,

recom.

mendations

La