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CONFIDENTIAL.

Sir,

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HONGKONG,

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FFG 22 JUL 12 363

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

27th. June, 1912.

With reference to my Confidential Despatch of

the 23rd. April and your reply of the 24th. Lay, I have the honour

to transmit copies of minutes by Mr. R. 0. Hutchison and Commander

C. W. Beckwith, dated the 26th, and 27th. June, and would suggest

that a reference might be made to Sir F. D. Lugard as to what

passed at the interviews in December last.

2.

I may point out that Hir. Hutchison's appoint-

-ment as supernumerary Assistant Superintendent of Police was not

an acting appointment in the usual meaning of the term. A new post,

namely that of Assistant Superintendent of Police in charge of the

Detective Force, was temporarily instituted at a time of special

emergency and Er. Hutchison was appointed to it.

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THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

ataue

&C..

LEVIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

&c.,

&c...

I have the honour to be,

Sir.

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

Cland Seven

Officer Administering the Government.