Ty.
I may mention that I frequently find it
impossible to get the accounts ready for
Audit by the 23° of the month, the date on
which they should be with the Quditor General to insure payment to the
Contractors before the end of the month.
The duties of the Assistant Clerk
on the Temporary Establishment are
to copy correspondence and to perform
copying work generally, he is also in charge of the Government Stores, and
it is seldorn that he
carv
his work in the usual.
u get through
sual Office hours.
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be placed on the permanent staff, as
before stated the former officer has
been regularly em,
dire
aployed
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Department for three years and a
half, ant. the latter for sixe years.
and. I see no prospect of the Goverre -
-ment being able to dispense with
I believe it is
allowed that the Officers of
their services
generally all
the hard.
the Survey Department ure
-est worked in the service, and. I
have
770
hesitation in stating that
such is the
case in Hong Kong.
I have ye
7.
I have the honor to suggest
that both the "Assistant Engineer"
And "Assistant Clerk and Store Reeper
be
{
signed.)
WWilson.
Surveyor
General.
True Copy.
Acting Colonial Secretary.
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