CO129-450 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1918 [10-12] — Page 447

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" submit the following reasons for this application. 1. I have nearly fourteen years service and am still in

lowest grade of appointment in the volice Departmen 2. I served more than seven years before I received my

frist substantive appointment.

3. hew appointmento Lave just been

made in the

DRAFT.

Hong Kong

Colony which will delay possible promotion for met No. 140 for several years.

4. The present Deputy Superintendent, the Wodehouse offered a transfer in 1914 to the strai to dettlements, but he did not accept

was

5. The native police, with whom

my

it

duties are very one of one

largely concerned, number over one thous and. The native mind ccaces to receive no promotion

respect officers who 47ing.

MINUTE.

PAG: Sai

257.021/3/19

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Per

Mr. Dockett Pe

Mr.

Mr.

Mr. Grindle.

Sir H. Lambert.

Sir H. Read.

Sir G. Fiddes.

Col. Amery,

Lord Milner.

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noted

DAG.

12216/18/19

Hong Kong Pattonage

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5

441

-26* Mard 1919

I have at to ach

the receipt of your days. No 362 of

'the 31th of Des: regarding the

afflisation of Mr. T. H. King,

Asst. Superintendent of Porce, HK,

the Colonnal Service

for promotion in

it's repost you

تا

Came

Mr.

King to be informed that lin

auffle!