From placed
the
confidential despatch (8994) and
Great number of Public Works
The Estimates I am inclined
to think that W. Brown is bent on
making his Dept. a "big thing
rebuilding
... and
the whole of Hong Kong,
and that we should proceed cautiously in making further appointments: One at least will be required
the staff being at present
less than 2 per cent. Perhaps
we might go so far as sending out Another Assistant Engineer and the Architect,
leaving the both Assistant Engineers and the Chief Draughtsman for further
Consideration.
But this passes to the second question, the first being the positions and salaries of the men who have already been got.
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1. Brown's own Salary has been settled on another paper at $6660 (against
which he will no doubt protest).
...
This question
of the
Public Works Dept's want of something. But this will not be done by simply giving the men already in post higher titles & salaries. As regards Mr Mallet's scheme, at first sight it has a right to pulling
Mr Chatham has seen the very high terms in which
he is spoken of by other local men
little in
nothing.
Of the
we know here
objection to Mr Bradford
seconded
...
Leung.
Should say he remains
the principal exponent of the harbour works although he has been allotted to look after the Praya Wall undertaking
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