2.
leave in England, for about 14 months.
the live offices conjointly.
I held
J.
I would
further beg to state
that during the long absence from the
My a Seth, the senior
Registry of
Deputy Registrar, which period extended
constant accistance
to
2 years his duties
and
1 month, I underbook
and
in
addition
garr
to
the Acting Deputy
immediately
Ain der
me. -
time were
may
to laborious indeed at the
duties
materially affected my
Hat
the strain.
health.
Euring my long stay in acting appointments in the Supreme bourt,
Hong Kong, I have had the honour and
privilege of working daily under such
A
as Sir
distinguished Colonial judge John Worrell Carrington, Kt. emy-
who in
а
private letter written from
Japan, September 1901, fully expresses
him self
ad
satisfied with my
labours.
An extract from which letter I beg to inclose.
5.
Excellency's
I also enclose for your perusal and information a letter from His Honour. W. muigh Goodman, the present Chief Justice of Hongkong, who is very
I should obtain the
decirous that
vacant appointment; and I further enclose letter from His Honour, mz a. G. Wise,
a
the Puisne Judge of Hongkong; who for some..
as cheif Justice and
considerable time acted had daily and almost hourly opportunities
of observing my work.
to.
I also in close
a copory of a lecture.
The Grip
the shook delivered by me in Hongthong-
3.
3.00
fr
Colonial Empire" which
may perhaps
give your Excellency some idea of my mental aptitude.
7.
388 When I put in a formal appli casion for the appointment in July last,
the solicitors practising in Hongkong
all
on
their own initiative addressed
to
letter
His Excellency the Governor, setting forth
their opinion of my work, and which I
some what in the following
believe
words:
家瓤
(1
We beg to inform this Exalliney we have always found.
the Governor that
an
and in
conscientious
able and
Mr. J.m. Jones moet obliging and our opinion he is
official.
S
I han every reason
to belieir that
Sir John. w. Carrington entertained favourable opinion of my when drafting the No 7 q 1901,
se
of my abilities, for the Imustees Ordinance,
me by requesting
he honoured me
to give my experience of the work of the Official Imasel, with which I was familiar, and sections 44 to 11 of the Ordinance altered and framed by him accordingly.
I would further Excellency's attention to the fact
were
trad
9.
on
direct your
that it
my representations to my reperior officers with respect to the defects in the then existing Probate law in Hongkong.
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