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It ought, moreover, in all fairness to be

remembered that Mr Lockhart, who was a cadet

officer has been quite recently transferred

to the Commissionership of Wei Hai Wei, and

that the staff appointment of Colonial Secre -

tary is now held by a cadet officer as Mr

Lockhart's successor.

22.

2*** I take this opportunity of re-

minding von of Mr Chamberlain's Circular

despatch of 18th December, 1897.

If the

annual confidential reports required by

Colonial Regulation 73 were regularly fur-

nished the Secretary of State would be in a

better position to judge of the qualifica-

tions of officers of the Hong Kong service

for employment outside the Colony.

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24* I do not understand what Mr May

means by saying that "Mr L.A.M.Johnston

comes into this service next after Mr Thomson

Thomson

which is a serious matter for Mr Brewin, Mr

Badeley and all the Cadets junior to them."

Mr.