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C. O. 64 23550

Mr Osbert Chadwick to from Agents in

7 Carteret Street

V2632

5th March 1907

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Re Hong Kong Appointments; Drainage Overseer (P.K•n)

Gentlemen

In reply to your memorandum of the 16th ultimo

I have the Honour to stute that Mr Lofthouse came here on the

19th ultimo, and I interviewed him with regard to bis

application for the position of Overseer for Drainage ork

How Kong this I notified to you at the time.

lir Lofthouse gave me as a reference, the name

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of lir Bowden (Architect and Surveyor) Smethwick; which I

observe was the first of the 3 names noted on his letter of

application:- no testimonial, however, was appended from

Mr Bowden.

I asked, therefore, if he had any such to shew me ?

He said he would send me a copy of lir Bowden's testimony as

he had not his papers with him. I duly received the same; an

by arrange ent, I called on Mr Bowden, Sethick, on the 27th

February and that runtleman irformed me that Mr Lofthouse

had been in his service (Smethwick) some years ago; and

that he was now employed, near Hereford on work of a similar

kind to that which he (ir 1) did whilst at Smethwick.

I showed to Mr Bowder your "fora of agreement"

and he,

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and the statement of the duties to be performed;

pressed his opinion that the applicart was quite com-

petent to carry out the duties which would be required of

hin, in Howp Kong.

As my impressior of the war led me to coneur in

what