In April 1900 he was transferred to Malacca to act as Resident Councillor there,The Straits Times [Penang] 21 Apr. 1900: 2. Print. duly reporting to Malacca upon his return from home leave at the end of October 1901.The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942) 30 November 1901: 2. Print; The Straits Times [Singapore] 30 Nov. 1901: 2. Print.
