CO129-348 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [7-10] — Page 499

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Sir,

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Chanbord,

2 NOV 08

Hongkong, 14th.September, 1908.

I have the honour to request that Your

Excellency will be good enough to lay my name before the

Secretary of State for the Colonies as a candidate for promotion

in the legal branch of the service either in the Eastern

Colonies or in the West Indies.

A record of ry service is given at pagos

224 and 225 of the Hongkong Civil Service list from which it

appears that out of my 18 years service I have been erployed

for approximately 114 years on the legal side as follows:-

In the Straits Settlements 24 years.

to

1994 August 23rd 3rd. Dagistrate or Deputy Registrar, Supreme

Court, Penang.

1897 Jany. 1st.

In Hongkong 9 years.

1899 June 23rd. } As Police Naristrate: Kember and Fresident

to the present time.) of the Land Court: Attorney-General (9

months) and Pulsne Judge - in which latter capacity I am now

acting. I was called to the "helish Bar in Tarch, 1899. I need

not say that I shall be extremely grateful for any favourable

representation Your Excellency may be kind enough to make

in support of my application.

His Excellency

Sir Frederick Lugard, K.0.M.G.,

Governor,

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I have etc.,

(sd.) I. X. J. Gompertz,

Fuisne Judge.

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