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steps a sugge

Suggest you invite the

gareina to take stops for filling the vacancy, Caused by M. Wodehouse. retirement. of Six & Blatte concures. I should auttoria him to appoint M. Sercombe Smith with Salmy

as at present advised of $600

sed-of [ Salm 12708 ] This will leave the Treaso vacant, and I should cut him, ter

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t

whither be concurs in recommending son, the present postmasta general, for post; and whether (as in M. Johnen's

25016) is responsible for

Minat on

Thoub

at all for the post price not being satisf office

•Husperly

& has not

mastered his Vusiness

he

= As to the successor to M- Thomion, if

is promoted, and was to the appointmen "Assist: postmuter general." "See on 25 = I should further intimate to the govern

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that the annexation

in a shartimes

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the new

turitory

probably require severing or deplication

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until that, as a matte go

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Colonial Secretary & rexistrar general of police a fui..

and possibly

and o continue

the

Second magistrate need not be at once

ted

I should also tell him that in any pro-

-Motions which are recommended!

the

Claims of Capt: Hastings which have

9 long stood over should be considered.

Suggut

I should also

that as vercenion

folt in it would be well, if finances "allow, but only if finances allow,

the

hey gradually to assimilate Salaries to those of the Straits Settlements as to

to facilitate the

Interchange, and to classify hosts.

rate-

the

I would not at present at any

Send out either Mi Fockhart's memo: or the schedule of appointments, but bove should work on the lines latter and if I Chamberlair afpeace- tall an carly opportunity introducing.

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