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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH FEBRUARY, 1882.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 36.

The following Despatches are published for general information.

By His Excellency's Command,

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Colonial Secretary,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th February, 1882.

DOWNING STREET,

HONGKONG. No. 167.

6th December, 1881.

SIR,-With reference to my despatch No. 97 of the 9th of August last, I have the honour to inform you that I have appointed Mr. F. H. MAY to the Hongkong Cadetship competed for last August, and I enclose his certificate of qualification.

2. In accordance with the regulations, Mr. MAY will work in this Office, while studying Chinese with Professor DOUGLAS, at King's College, for one year from the 24th of November last, from which day his appointment dates.

3. The Crown Agents have been instructed to pay Mr. MAY his salary of One hundred pounds £100 per annum for that period, and also to provide him with such books as Mr. DOUGLAS may think necessary for his Chinese studies, and to pay the fees of the Chinese class from funds in their hands belonging to the Hongkong Government.

I have the honour to be,

Sir.

Your most obedient humble Servant,

Governor Sir J. POPE HENNESSY, K.C.M.G.,

&e.,

ye.

KIMBERLEY.

WHEREAS FRANCIS HENRY MAY proposed to be appointed to the situation of Cadet in Hongkong under the Colonial Office, has been examined under the directions of Her Majesty's Civil Service Com- missioners, and whereas the said Civil Service Commissioners have ascertained respecting the said FRANCIS HENRY MAY,-

That he is within the limits of age prescribed for the situation to which he desires to be

admitted:

That he is free from any physical defect or disease which would be likely to interfere with

the proper discharge of his duties ;

That his character is such as to qualify him for such situation; and

That he possesses the requisite knowledge and ability to enter on the discharge of his official

duties.

Now this is to certify that the said FRANCIS HENRY May is qualified to be admitted on probation To the situation above mentioned.

Dated this first day of November, One thousand Eight hundred and Eighty-one.

Date of Birth as stated to the Commissioners, 14th March, 1860.

CHAS. DESENT,

DOWNING STREET,

HONGKONG.

No. 174.

19th December, 1881.

SIR, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. TONNOCHY's despatch No. 20 of the 6th of October, reporting having ordered the Government Flags to be flown half-mast high on the 6th of October, as a mark of sympathy in connection with the death of His Royal Highness Prince FREDERIC of the Netherlands, and I transmit to you a copy of a letter from the Foreign Office, to which Depart- ment I caused a copy of Mr. TONNOCHY'S despatch to be sent, forwarding a copy of a Note from the Netherlands Minister expressing the thanks of the King of Holland and of the Netherlands Govern-

I have the honour to be,

ment.

Governor Sir J. POPE HENNESSY, K.C.M.G.,

&c.,

Sir,

Your most obedient humble Servant,

&c.

KIMBERLEY,