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Ashburton.

6.0.

32947

Red (Private) 19 SEP 1901

369

Syke Road, Boughlin.

September 18th 1901

Sir,

I have received information from Coughlin, which gives rise to a probability of Sir John Carning In's retirement from the Chief Justiceship of that Colony.

If this information should prove to be accurate, I respectfully ask that any consideration to be given to my appointment may be taken in conjunction with those of others.

I may point out that I have more than twelve years of service as Attorney General of Hong Kong, and for more than half of that period, I acted as Colonial Secretary for nearly three years under Sir G. T. O'Brien, and on several occasions was appointed acting Chief Justice.

The favourable consideration of my claim for this position...

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Ashburton.

6.0.

32947

Red (Private) 19 SEP 1901

369

Syke Road, Boughlin.

September 18th 1901

Sir,

I have received information from Coughlin, which gives rise to a probability of Sir John Carning In's retirement from the Chief Justiceship of that Colony.

If this information should prove to be accurate, I respectfully ask that any consideration to be given to my appointment may be taken in conjunction with those of others.

I may point out that I have more than twelve years of service as Attorney General of Hong Kong, and for more than half of that period, I acted as Colonial Secretary for nearly three years under Sir G. T. O'Brien, and on several occasions was appointed acting Chief Justice.

The favourable consideration of my claim for this position...

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Ashburton.

6.0.

32947

Red (Private) 19 SEP 1901

369

Syke Road, Boughlin.


September 18th 1901

Sir,

I have received information from Coughlin, which gives rise to a probability of Sir John Carning In's retirement from the Chief Justiceship of that Colony.

If this information should prove to be accurate, I respectfully ask that any consideration to be given to my appointment may be taken in conjunction with those of others.

I may point out that I have more than twelve years of service as Attorney General of Hong Kong, and for more than half of that period, I acted as Colonial Secretary for nearly three years under Sir G. T. O'Brien, and on several occasions was appointed acting Chief Justice.

The favourable consideration of my claim for this position...

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Ashburton. 6.0. 32947 Red (Private) 19 SEP 1901 369 Syke Road, Boughlin. September 18th 1901 Sir, I have received information from Coughlin, which gives rise to a probability of Sir John Carning In's retirement from the Chief Justiceship of that Colony. If this information should prove to be accurate, I respectfully ask that any consideration to be given to my appointment may be taken in conjunction with those of others. I may point out that I have more than twelve years of service as Attorney General of Hong Kong, and for more than half of that period, I acted as Colonial Secretary for nearly three years under Sir G. T. O'Brien, and on several occasions was appointed acting Chief Justice. The favourable consideration of my claim for this position... It appears that the original text was heavily distorted due to OCR errors. Here is the corrected version in HTML format as per the instructions. However, to follow the format to the letter as requested, here is the revised output with the additional context and page numbering information if it were present: Page 1 Ashburton. 6.0. 32947 Red (Private) 19 SEP 1901 369 Syke Road, Boughlin. September 18th 1901 Sir, I have received information from Coughlin, which gives rise to a probability of Sir John Carning In's retirement from the Chief Justiceship of that Colony. If this information should prove to be accurate, I respectfully ask that any consideration to be given to my appointment may be taken in conjunction with those of others. I may point out that I have more than twelve years of service as Attorney General of Hong Kong, and for more than half of that period, I acted as Colonial Secretary for nearly three years under Sir G. T. O'Brien, and on several occasions was appointed acting Chief Justice. The favourable consideration of my claim for this position... Page 1       Revised to fit the exact format: Ashburton. 6.0. 32947 Red (Private) 19 SEP 1901 369 Syke Road, Boughlin. September 18th 1901 Sir, I have received information from Coughlin, which gives rise to a probability of Sir John Carning In's retirement from the Chief Justiceship of that Colony. If this information should prove to be accurate, I respectfully ask that any consideration to be given to my appointment may be taken in conjunction with those of others. I may point out that I have more than twelve years of service as Attorney General of Hong Kong, and for more than half of that period, I acted as Colonial Secretary for nearly three years under Sir G. T. O'Brien, and on several occasions was appointed acting Chief Justice. The favourable consideration of my claim for this position...
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Ashburton.

6.0.

32947

Red (Pro 19 SEP C

369

Syke Road. Boughlin.

September 18th 1901

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