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Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 21st. April, 1909.

C.-O. 19727

2500

az 14 JUNTO

I am directed to inform you that the Governor has given careful consideration to your letter of the 30th. of March, and to the Memorial from the Acting Second Master which accompanied it, on the subject of the proposed transfer of Mr. G. A. Woodcock, Secretary to the Sanitary Board, to be Second Master at Queen's College in the event of your own promotion to be Headmaster.

2. The reasons urged by you and Mr. Ralphs, who represent in this matter the European Staff of Queen's College, are that promotion thereby would be blocked; that owing to long absence from the College Mr. Woodcock has lost touch with educational work; that Mr. Woodcock has never filled any position in an educational institution higher than that of a Class Master and that he is therefore lacking in administrative experience.

3. In reply to these objections I am to point out that if His Excellency's recommendation is approved substantial promotion will be given to the European Staff by your appointment to be Headmaster, and that recently the additional appointment of Normal Master at a salary of $3,000 - $3,600 per annum was created and given to Mr. Ralphs.

4. Mr. Woodcock joined Queen's College in 1890. He has therefore eight years longer service in the College than the Normal Master Mr. Ralphs and nine years longer service than the most Senior of Senior Assistant Masters - Mr. Grant. Woodcock had 10 years experience as a Master at Queen's College before his transfer to the Sanitary Board. His reputation for capacity in teaching was, it is understood, high; and his duties at the Sanitary Board are of a nature...

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Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st. April, 1909. C.-O. 19727 2500 az 14 JUNTO I am directed to inform you that the Governor has given careful consideration to your letter of the 30th. of March, and to the Memorial from the Acting Second Master which accompanied it, on the subject of the proposed transfer of Mr. G. A. Woodcock, Secretary to the Sanitary Board, to be Second Master at Queen's College in the event of your own promotion to be Headmaster. 2. The reasons urged by you and Mr. Ralphs, who represent in this matter the European Staff of Queen's College, are that promotion thereby would be blocked; that owing to long absence from the College Mr. Woodcock has lost touch with educational work; that Mr. Woodcock has never filled any position in an educational institution higher than that of a Class Master and that he is therefore lacking in administrative experience. 3. In reply to these objections I am to point out that if His Excellency's recommendation is approved substantial promotion will be given to the European Staff by your appointment to be Headmaster, and that recently the additional appointment of Normal Master at a salary of $3,000 - $3,600 per annum was created and given to Mr. Ralphs. 4. Mr. Woodcock joined Queen's College in 1890. He has therefore eight years longer service in the College than the Normal Master Mr. Ralphs and nine years longer service than the most Senior of Senior Assistant Masters - Mr. Grant. Woodcock had 10 years experience as a Master at Queen's College before his transfer to the Sanitary Board. His reputation for capacity in teaching was, it is understood, high; and his duties at the Sanitary Board are of a nature...
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•Y90,0PY.

Υ.

nil

199

.900ƒ

■bns Ll7qA

VIBJBT982 xa tang Jassenq va to dneve oift al

od ruonorí oda aven I berat Ioda yriad braoƐ vistina? erit to

of Teter) Af .ok aetя nolens¶ Atiw annabroana ni dafið taoups"

od bowolis eð var I ‚(BEL .q 9001 tall solver Itelo quod roll tare ne uid moldsag-dire nehnu berseront aolanec a no erita-

beunitnos ad ven I daild Jeeuren reiðurt & bbs how I etunim

Juod erier wa end to widelyef sie mi duemratoque multos ww ni

ed and hna 0180 to qalıqa add [113 valse to anol Juontiw

„Juomariter etuted spiroz #789x OS steigmtoo of beldsne adRauper Bnesið gridskriɗwa sot roeger V

em daloqas of Ianoqong a to anong fenol sɗt nk haar ovan I si

.9g@find a1geniḥ m) redest .brS

www von Alsava Isot I amenantangs shit ro

antu taal odð rot sand vylievit,hmory alduob a no bateli- (88ergorg Leuol teguhe Hotw noaq qaad of sider need evad I ateet

300 W1189 ut om wolfg ton IIIw dòlmad to staze vai thild yibnoser

«TAMIAM VIodoatuléen e si soltub oltasiodor

nedoahsed duetruset er÷vea MOT↑ 19?wn I

.o ob of horlupar ti otkoltidral Inotbs" a misado IIlw bro

o* *Iɗa gatioet ma I omit arve ode 27.

(+ɔda ava: T

,150ɔboo” .A.D (.5A)

.tardatzofi vengoɑ

›¿æensatoqqe Inottolo ® ni auntinos

}

**0.8.1

y* 2*fp' Bad*

+sitatged

„JOU OMorque

sir,

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 21st. April, 1909.

C.-O. 19727

2500

az 14 JUNTO

I am directed to inform you that the Governor has given careful consideration to your letter of the 30th. of March, and to the Memorial from the Acting Second Master which accompanied it, on the subject of the proposed transfer of Mr. G. A. Woodcock, Secretary to the Sanitary Board, to be Second Master at Queen's College in the event of your own

promotion to he Headmaster.

who

2.

The reasons urged by you and Mr. Ralphs, represents in this matter the European Staff of Queen's College,

would are that promotion thereby by blocked; that owing to long absence from the College Mr. Woodcock has lost touch with educational work; that Mr. Woodcock has never filled any positi- -on in an educational institution higher than that of a Class Master and that he is therefore lacking in administrative

experience.

3.

In reply to these objections I am to point out that if His Excellency's recommendation is approved sub- -stantial promotion will be given to the European Staff by your appointment to be Headmaster, and that recently the additional appointment of Normal Master at a salary of $3,000

$3,600 per annum was created and given to Mr. Ralphs.

Woodcock joined Queen's College in 1890. He has therefore eight years longer service in the College than the Normal Master Mr. Ralphs and nine years longer service than the most Senior of Senior Assistant Masters - Mr. Grant. Woodcock had 10 years experience as a

4.

Mr.

17.

Master at Queen's College before his transfer to the Sanitary

Board. His reputation for capacity in teaching was, it is understood, high; and his duties at the sanitary Board are of a

nature

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