that he should not suffer,
when the time comes
for his
The
pays affluent would not hold: in favour an
retirement, from the abandonment we ne
of these emoluments.
6.
Mr Price refers in
extent
his letter to the great e
to which his work has
increased during the last few
years.
I can confirm this
In
statement most fully. consequence of all public works of importance having been in abeyance for
Some
years
previous to 1882 there has been
a
till busto. By getting the benefit of his
d
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very large amount to undertake
since that
year, amongst the
most important of which I
may
cite the Pokfulam Water Works and the sanitary improvements
decided
on
after Mr. Chadwick's
so
report, which last are extensive that it is neces.
necessary
to spread them over a
of ten
years.
period.
In addition to
this the institution of the Sanitary Board has thrown a
very large extent of extra work on the Surveyor-General.
Unfortunately