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withdraw him from the New Territories. le has been
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acting as legistrar General since October last.
period has been and still is full of difficulty owing
to the Chinese evolution and Mr. Mallifax has displayed
mich energy, tact and firmness in handling the situation.
6. r, Clementi was appointed Assistant Registrar
oneral in august 1901. ..r...esser was at the time
acting as Treasurer. Owing to the fact that the latter
officer was employed in various capacities during his
cadetship he was provented from passing in Chinese and
becoming a passed cadet till 1902. He was not therefore
qualified for Assistant moistrar general ship in 1901.
out the fault was not his. rallifax was in 1900
appointed to be Assistant superintendent of Police
and agistrate in the Key territories. e was therefore
not a candidate for the Assistant Registrar Generalship
in 1901.
... Clemonti has never acted as Registrar
General. Le was appointed to be Assistant Colonial
Secretary in 1907 on the recommendations contained in
ir atthew dathan's confidential despatch of th.Larch
of that year.
By virtue of this appointment he becano senior in Claes 2 to r.esser, appointed to this class in 1908, and to .r.liallifax, whose substantive post ag District officer, Taipo has recently been raised to
Class 2.
7.
...esers.irving, lesser, and fellifax all have
a sulficient working knowledge of the Chinese language
to enable them to fill the post,
r.Clementi on the
other hand is a profound Chinese scholar---the best
that the Civil bervice possesses.
His special
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