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J
naturally
concluded that I
was
going
to
بات
better position and that the Salary of $150
the Post and sufficient
a mouth
was
the
for the position, I
accordingly,
Salary of
ove
of
signed the 3 years Agreement
the stipulations of which
was that at the expiration of the term I
should be entitled to
a
free first class passage
to England and
half pay during
the
home.
vayage
4
arrival in
I found shortly after my
Hong Kong that the Salary of $150 a month
inadequate to live
upon considering
was
house sent
and the cost of living in Hong Kong and that
the Salaries
of
other posts of
lower position were
been increased.
a similar or
higher
and have since
I therefore applied to the
late Surveyor General Mr Brown for
increase of pay
him, but
I
which
was recommended by ultimately informed that
was
as
J
was
bound under
W
a
3
years
Agreement nothing
Could
be done for
que
until the 3
years
had expired.
J
In March of this
year
I was
informed
by the Surveyor General that His Exxcellency
the Governor had been please
to
approm
of