CO129-296 - Public Offices & Others - 1899 — Page 315

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Sir,

309

St Leonardo

6.0.

41

3921 JAN 1900

Alexandra Road, Reading

December 30th 1899

I have the honour to request that I may be permitted to resign the post of Crown Solicitor of Hongkong in favour of Mr. Francis Bulmer Levey Bowley, the present Acting Crown Solicitor.

I venture to hope that under the following circumstances you will not consider my request an unreasonable one.

I was offered and accepted the appointment of Crown Solicitor in 1896, having then been resident in the Colony of Hongkong for 20 years, and I am now at home on nine months' leave, for which I was compelled to ask in order to recuperate my health and strength for family as well as official duties.

With reference to the latter I may state that during the last year I have had the honour of advising The Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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Sir, 309 St Leonardo 6.0. 41 3921 JAN 1900 Alexandra Road, Reading December 30th 1899 I have the honour to request that I may be permitted to resign the post of Crown Solicitor of Hongkong in favour of Mr. Francis Bulmer Levey Bowley, the present Acting Crown Solicitor. I venture to hope that under the following circumstances you will not consider my request an unreasonable one. I was offered and accepted the appointment of Crown Solicitor in 1896, having then been resident in the Colony of Hongkong for 20 years, and I am now at home on nine months' leave, for which I was compelled to ask in order to recuperate my health and strength for family as well as official duties. With reference to the latter I may state that during the last year I have had the honour of advising The Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies.
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Sir. 309 St Leonardo 6.0. 41 3921 JAN GO Alexandra Road, Reading December 30th 1099 I have the honour to request that I may be permitted to resign the port of Crown Solicitor of Songhong in favour of bv. Prancis Bulmer Leyou Bowley, the present Acting Crown Solicitor. Iventive to hope that under the following circumstances Joie unreasonable one میرے will not conside my request an I was offered and accepted the appointment brown Solicitor in 1896, having then been resident in the Colony of Stomphony for 20 years, and I am now at home I none months leave, for ovhach compelled to rat in order to recuperate my for fansily health and strength Ar As well as Will reference to the latter I may stati evidower and have for the last min The Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain, AL AAons ht mene Year Her Mapentin's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies
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Sir.

309

St Leonardo

6.0.

41

3921 JAN GO

Alexandra Road, Reading

December 30th 1099

I have the honour to request that I may

be permitted to resign the port of Crown Solicitor

of Songhong in favour of bv. Prancis Bulmer Leyou Bowley, the present Acting Crown Solicitor.

Iventive to hope that under the following

circumstances

Joie

unreasonable one

میرے

will not conside

my request an

I was offered and accepted the appointment

brown Solicitor in 1896, having then been resident

in the Colony of Stomphony for 20 years, and I am

now

at home

I

none months leave, for ovhach

compelled to rat in order to recuperate my

for fansily

health and strength

Ar

As

well as

Will reference to the latter I may stati

evidower and have for the last min

The Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain,

AL AAons

ht

mene

Year

Her Mapentin's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies

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