CO129-375 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [1-2] — Page 16

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This vacancy (Colonial Secretary, Hong Kong. Ise)

was brought before the Patronage Committle at their meeting of

the 8th of February.

It was explained to the Committee that after.

Patronage discussion between the Eastern Dept. and the

Branch

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of the General Dift. it had been decided to bring up for

limited number of names, as it was sideration only very

felt that the appointment of any officer without Eastern experience would be open to exception.

The names of Mr. Hart Bennett, cong, fotenial Secretory

of the Bahamas, Mr Eyre Hutson, Colonial secretary of kiji, and M. Hampden King, Assistant Government Secretary, British Givana, were mentioned, and particulars regarding Mayor Pearce, Cong, Deputy Governor of Nyasaland, were laid before the Committee, on

the existence of opecial reasons for arranging for of promotion on transfer of that officer.

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Of the Eastern candidates Mr Brewin, Registrar-Genk. of Hong Kong has decided on medical grounds that his health would not stand the strain of the post. ; Mr Sercombe Smith, who ofter acted as bolonial Secretary in Story Kong and is now a Prisne Judge in the Strait Settlements, the Governor considers quite unsuitable

as he is anti-Chinese, and his appointment would lead to the resignation of the Chinese Members of the Council. The two remaining backin candidates whose names were. before the Committee were Mr W. D. Barnes, Resident of Pahang,

Colonial Federated Malay States, and Mr C. Clementi, doristant

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