No other Tastem candidates
need h. put forward.
The fost
༨ཅུཔp
the 8
situatia
R.C.S.
2/1/11.
What the Committer
& Sabruan ta
C
them
༧ང་
was
in some respect
statements which had been made to them as to the
:
dis
: certainty of his temper they felt some hesitation in 390
forward. After discassion they putting
his name
decided.
to recommend that his name be placed before the secretary of Hak together with that of Mr. Severn, who appeared to them to be nearly, if not quite, as good a candidate as Mr
there can
be po Maxwell, and of whose personal suitability
doubt.
Particulars regarding
both of these gentemen
arc...
annexed
T.C.H.
17/1
Song
M. Collin
The vac
vacancy
thef Donial Secretaryship of Hong
(£16000) was brought before the Patronage Committe meeting of the 16th of November, when the following candidates were considered :-
at then
S. Ma son
Ал
British Adorser to
Mr. F. Bowes, Principal Asst. Bot. Secrokery, Ceylon; Major St. Bryan, Conly, bot. Secretary, Gold Coast; Mr G. B. Staddon Smith, Cong., [d. Secretary, Sierra Leone; Mr 7. C. Fuller, Cong, Chief Commr, Ashanti; Mr CX. H. Lemon, Asst. [ot. Secretary, Streito deting Legal Advisor,
Govt. Malay States; Mr J. 3 of Kelartin; Mr W.G. Maxwell, Adviser to Gook. & Judah, Mr. M.S.H. Mr. Arthur, acting Asst. fol Secretaryz Shaik3⁄4; Mr am. Pountney, Protector of Chivase, Selangor ; bland severn, Secretary to High Commr, Malay States & Private Secutery to Governor, Straits; M.C.L. Temple, Cong, Chief Secretory, I. Nigoria; & M. R.G. Walson, y British Resident, Selangor.
mr
The Committee were of opinion that I. Maxwell
Mr. Stubbs heard privately from another source
yesterday that Mr. Maxwell is a man of hot temper
11 of
and that he is a pt to put up the backs
other people. It is a great pity that this failing
should stand in the way of the promotion of an
officer so well qualified otherwise, but it is a
matter to which much consideration must e given
in filling up the post of Col. Sec. at Hong
Kong, who administers in the Gov.'s absence.
The atmosphere of H.K. is by no means tranquil,
nor likely to be in the future.
The Cee wen
ASC
alive to the fact that for Seren was (.d. to the late Goda & that people
between this and his
a co wie
might tee appt 8stking,
len kay
d feel that
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