CO129-475 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1922 [5-7] — Page 575

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[This half-sheet to be torn off filled up, and returned in the envelope sent herewith.] STATEMENT respecting Mr. Eric Gel woodger,

who is an applicant for

a Colonial Marine appointment.

QUESTIONS.

ANSWERS.

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1. Will you be good enough to state how long and how intimately you have been acquainted with the applicant?

2. From what circumstances does

your knowledge of him arise?

1. Suice December 1910, when I engaged leim as an excellent repost and at his request is with an Asal Steward on oren steamer Gleiterte ste veceived

I got livin railing ship the

awway

a view to his being an Officer. He again did extremely well treceived excellent reports.

2.

As mentioned above and his Mather being a Gridow & prauired to do what I could for

boy.

3. Evidence with regard to the 3. His mother whom I met frequently

nationality both of the appli- cant and of his father being essential, will you please state the grounds on

certainly

British and thave

which you belieul that his Father (whounder

met he being died,

believe the applicant and his

father respectively to be British

Subjects!

keara

the son) was also previous to my bowing

4. While you were acquainted with

him was he

(a) honest!

(b) of strictly Bober and tem

perate habits t

(c) industrious?

(a) of sound moral character ?

(e) of active bodily habits 1

(0)...

4.

(a)

You

Jes

bery

(d)......

(e)......

(c)...

Yes Yes....

5. What has been the state of hint. Excellent.

health since you have known

him?

6. If he has been employed under

you will you state-

(a) the nature of his duties and

how he discharged them?

(b) the cause of his leaving, whether by voluntary resig- nation, dismissal, or other- wise?

6.

(2) As stated above

(b)

as an Asel Eleward

the Gf Cayesh and later after

8.5.Glenstrae

as luar te verwent the

He left at his own request to try toblem a better position and later Faccioled brine getting out to the Eart in one of the Glendive bessels to a Rubber Estate in th

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Strait Settlements.

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