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by two. The office of Crown Counsel

and that of Magistrate in Hong Kong

will be added to the schedule of

offices of the Colonial Legal Service.

2. With reference to your

confidential despatch of the 13th of

May, I approve the appointment of

Mr. H.G. Sheldon to the Colonial

Legal Service on probation to fill

(2)

(30352 Appls.)

one of these vacancies.

He will

no doubt be given an initial salary

calculated in accordance with the

arrangement indicated in paragraph 4

of Lord Harlech's despatch No.432 of

the 20th of November 1936, and I have

to request that you will inform me in

due course of the date from which his

probationary appointment has effect.

3.

5`3723/36 HK.

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This proper is in

curen.

LRL