CO129-290 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [1-4] — Page 613

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Sir Edward Wingfield

Hr. Henderson, I am sorry

does not

wish to be considered

I attach his letter

I am also sounded out Commander Hemetion

Certificates

from his

commendations.

personal qualifications

no doubt are the best.

Quite

apart

from the list, I

may

draw attention to the fact that he is the

son-in-law of the late Rt Honble Thomas Taylour M.P.

I feel

that this is most

A rare St Helena, but

which

his heart is

set

on the Falkland Islands

with

alacrity

We have however Royal Office

a long list of excellent candidates for this

kind of post, and I propose, after writing

not to wash & be troubled with

their

paper, Am. Chamber have

I submit one of

their names

for approval

If you please

relieve them & me.

23/6

Lord Ampthill -

I do not wish to press my recommendation

to Dr. Chamberlain

24

There is

one

in the Colonial Service

which

is quite

suitable

and have a

but you

have a candidate

for

this kind

of post

and

long best

Chem

I think that the best for particular appointment in B. is Basil.

B. A. Taylor, late Lieutenant R.N.

Dr. Taylor

again

has a good

record

and

27

point of

view

and

has

it

the most suitable man

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-2000-4-49

formerly a Janin Lord

of

the Duke of Lancaster,

recommended

Dr. Parson M.P.

Mr. Lucas

of the Treasury, thanaller

that he has been

B. W. Beach In P

Appd

1.6 47/6

26/6

As this despatch has been some time under consideration, and the next (regular) mail to Hong Kong does not go till Friday week, I submit it to the Colony we can begin negotiations with the Taylrafte it has gone. A.F. 28/6.

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Sir Edward Wingfield Hr. Henderson, I am sorry does not wish to be considered I attach his letter I am also sounded out Commander Hemetion Certificates from his commendations. personal qualifications no doubt are the best. Quite apart from the list, I may draw attention to the fact that he is the son-in-law of the late Rt Honble Thomas Taylour M.P. I feel that this is most A rare St Helena, but which his heart is set on the Falkland Islands with alacrity We have however Royal Office a long list of excellent candidates for this kind of post, and I propose, after writing not to wash & be troubled with their paper, Am. Chamber have I submit one of their names for approval If you please relieve them & me. 23/6 Lord Ampthill - I do not wish to press my recommendation to Dr. Chamberlain 24 There is one in the Colonial Service which is quite suitable and have a but you have a candidate for this kind of post and long best Chem I think that the best for particular appointment in B. is Basil. B. A. Taylor, late Lieutenant R.N. Dr. Taylor again has a good record and 27 point of view and has it the most suitable man 36-2000-1-99 -2000-4-49 formerly a Janin Lord of the Duke of Lancaster, recommended Dr. Parson M.P. Mr. Lucas of the Treasury, thanaller that he has been B. W. Beach In P Appd 1.6 47/6 26/6 As this despatch has been some time under consideration, and the next (regular) mail to Hong Kong does not go till Friday week, I submit it to the Colony we can begin negotiations with the Taylrafte it has gone. A.F. 28/6. 2916 [1.0.]
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Sir Edward Wingfield

Hr. Henderson, I am sorry

does not

wish to be conndard

I attach his letter

I ham also soundted commander Hemetion

Pertificates

cy

from his

2e commendations.

personal qualifications

no doubt are the best.

601

Quite

apart

which I

the list. I

may

attention If the fact that he is the

the late Rt Hon bb Thomas Tagtor MP.

feel

wl is most

A Rave St Helena, but.

call

ути

Which

his heart is

set

the Falkland Island i

m

A21

with holly

We have however Raval Offices

^

candidate.

long list of excellent for this

མན

& Zn. Craigie Halhali's post.

kind of post, and I propon, after rigting

not wash & be troubled with

their

paper, Am. Chamber lave-

I submit one of

their named a

appor

that

do

then

papers again?

If 20

JU '', སུ དྡྷཡེཨཱ, ''ཊྛཱ

you please

relive them & me.

23/6

Lord Ampthill -

I do not wish to sex pus recommendation

Dr. Chamberlain

500 24

There is

>

one

in the Colonial Servic

whi

quite

suitable

have a

but you

Sport

B

candidato

For

this kind

for

th

and

long best

Chem

. I think that the best of particular appointment in B. Basil.

B. A Taylor, late Lieutenant RN.

Dr. Jaylor

aga.

ம்

record

and

27

point of

forth

and

har

it

مسون

the most mitable sin

36-2000-1-99

-2000-4-49

formarg a Janin Lord

of

the Duck of Lancaster,

recommended F

Dr. Parson MP.

Mr. Lucas

you g

of the Treasury, thanaller

Ama

that he has been

B. W. Beach In P

Apprend

1.6 47/6

26/6

As this despatch has been some time under consideration, and the next (regular)mail to Hong Kay does not go lill Friday week, I subrout bet. to the Colony we can begin negotiations with th. Taylrafte it has gone. A.F. 28/6.

Japee ере

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