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of that office being fixed

at a

her rate than

higher that of the offices in the first class ofthe Gil Sania referred to in paragraph 4 (2) of desfetch Nr.

280

of the 8th

December, 1899.

3.

Justi Kirat

arrangement will

next year.

I have

the new

not take effect until

about the middle of

4. Aregards the

affonituent of a

sclestar

carefully

the question of

to Mr. Brewin, than to but.

infringe that which I aughed

And to read the

high testimony have to

Mr. Clement's service and

considered

it affairs to me that it is wat by regut, there fors,

appears work deniable to select an officer of I canno 239 unter exformice for this after juras standing

wn the

wany

bee my nation

Impfgebishit of Sel

as profored.

ps you suggest, there is

senior offe

5.10/mo

ні

the Hong Kong scaric

who is fully qualifient

for this post, it would be

to crisider whether adusable the an officer

should not the transfund & they

Kany from the service

of the

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Straits Settlements

A the Federatich

States.

Malay

6.5. Ishould be

stad if you would

inform

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whom you

recommend for the abfomitment of Amistent