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Loving acquired a knowledge of the common Chinese dialect of the place, I have had strong temptation to leave the public service for private practice.
Nevertheless, waiving the terms of my agreement, I have performed all the duties imposed upon me, after a year in the fort, Lewice, believing that at last my labor would meet with some reward.
I have worked for a long time in a tropical climate in the Hospital & Post mortem work, and the Governor being well aware of the amount of wear and tear involved by it, I trust His Excellency will be able to grant me at the end of eight years, the same increase which Dr Cochrane received after three years.
40565 lir. ed. C.) Wharry not left Colonial Secretary Office, Hongkong 25 March 1881 with reference to Dr Wharry's application for increase of salary forwarded by your letter. I have the honour by direction of the Governor to acquaint you for Dr Wharry's information that whilst fully sensible of Dr Wharry's high professional standing and very valuable services, His Excellency cannot hold out any prospect of being able to increase the Emoluments of his present office.
I have to state,
3d Fred? Stewart.
Colonial Secretary
Acting Colonial Secretary
RECP
Soon Civil Hospital
REGO 29 JUL
Hongkong
March 1881
I have the honour to inform you that I have not completed eight years' resident service in Hongkong, for eight years my salary has remained the same although my responsibilities have been increased and my duties largely added to.
I may state indeed that my salary is less now, eighteen per cent than it was eight years ago, for the dollar, which was then worth 4/5 is now and equivalent to 3/5d. I therefore beg to request that the circumstance of the case may be submitted to the Governor in the hope that His Excellency after due consideration will be able to grant me an increase of salary.
I may briefly state the facts upon which my application is based:
I was appointed on Feby 2, 1872, Superintendent of the Civil Hospital, with a salary of £450, with the understanding that after three years I should receive an increase of £50 per annum.
I arrived in Hongkong and took charge of the Hospital on Feby 22, 1873. All the C.D. Examinations were then made by the Colonial Surgeon, but I found that in addition to the Hospital duties which I had stipulated to perform, I was called upon to undertake nearly the whole of the medico-legal work of the Colony. It was also ordered that I take charge of the smallpox Hospital, distant three miles off, both without any remuneration whatever.
On March 24, 1873, the Colonial Surgeon (Mr Me Conn) died, and from that time I became Acting Surgeon under the C.D. Act and the Eastern district with an allowance of £75.
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