4
6.0
Hong Kong
6432/97
[This part of the letter is omitted as it is the one regarding the appointment of a more senior officer at £800]
4. If you are prepared to accept the appointment, you should present yourself to one of the medical advisers of this Department, whose names are given on the annexed letter, for the purpose of being medically examined. The letter is to be detached and left with him; and you will be required to pay him a fee of one guinea. He will send his report direct to this Department.
4. If finally selected for appointment, you will be provided with the usual free passage to the Colony, on your signing the agreement with the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Downing Street, S.W., by which you will be bound to repay to the Colonial Government the cost of your passage in the event of your relinquishing the appointment within three years of the date of your arrival in the Colony for any other reason than mental or physical infirmity.
You will be entitled to half salary from the date of your embarkation from this country, and to full salary from the date of your arrival in the Colony.
I am to request that you will inform me of the earliest date at which you will be prepared to leave for the Colony, in order that the necessary communications may be made to the Governor and to the Crown Agents.
I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
79
6.0
Mr.
MINUTE.
Macnaghten 30/3
Mr. Lucas
Mr. Graham
Mr. Fairfield,
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston.
Sir R. Meade,
Earl of Selborne,
Mr. Chamberlain.
2 drafts
Swift Driver 31. 3.97
(copy of letter 4542 as altered in red)
Ends to be returned
Sir,
21 March 1897
I am directed by Mr. Secretary Chamberlain to acknowledge the receipt of your letter 4846/4625 of the 27th, recommending the appointment of Corporal J. Z. Driver to the medical staff of the Army as Wardmaster, in the Kennedy Town Hospital, at Hongkong.
2. I request that you will move the Marquess of Ripon to cause Corporal Driver to be so appointed.
I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
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4
6.0
Hong Kong
6432/97
[2his pary apk to
is omitted
the one
of oppontment of
more hand fin
* £800)
4. If you are prepared
present yourself to one
accept the appointment, you should
the medical advisers of this Depart.
ment, whose names are geen on the annexed letter, for the purpose & being
medically examine The letter is to be detached and left with him; and
you will bequired to pay him a fee of one guinea. He will send his
report trect to this Department.
4. If finally selected for appointment, you will be provided
DRAFT.
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with
a free passage to the Colony, on your signing the agreement with the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Downing Street, S.W., by which you will be bound to repay to the Colonial Government the cost of your passage in the event of your relinquishing the appointment within three years of the date of your arrival in the Colony for any other reason
than mental or physical infirmity.
You will be entitled to half salary from the date of your
embarkation from this country, and to full salary from the date of your
arrival in the Colony,
his Department/
6 f. I am to request that you will inform me of the earliest date at which you will be prepared to leave for the Colony, in order that the necessary communications may be made to the Governor and to the Crown
Agents.
I am
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
79
6.0
Mr.
MINUTE.
Macuaghten 30/3 30 fe
Mr. Lucas
X Mr Grafix
Mr. Fairfield,
Mr. Wingfield.
Mr. Bramston.
Sir R Meade,
Earl of Selborne,
Mr. Chamberlain.
2 drafti
wift Driver 31. 3.97
(copy of luck tr4542 as alterest in 1.1)
Ends to be returned
Sir,
€4
21 March 297
I am directed by
Mr Secretary Chamberlain
to ack: the receipt of your
letter 4846/4625 of the
the crest recommending the
27th
apple of Corporal J. Z. Driver
medical staff the Army
al
Wardmaster, in the
Kennedy Town Hospital, at
Hongkong
Alin to
2 I request
that
you
will
move the Marquess of Lourdan
to cause Corporal Corporal
Driver
Tise.
B
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