devolving upon the Government Ma-
rine Surveyor,
and I would further
state, that when an increase of salary
(in some cases) was
given to various officers in the Colony in 1891, that
neither the Marine Surveyor
wor he
sistant was included in that an-
nual increment, the
though
this offici
was established in January, 1881.
Stis Excellency very kindly
favoured me with a
reply to that
letter of the 17th April but said be
retted his inability at that time
regretted
with
to
comply
my request.
I now
again humbly desire
to ask Stis Excellency that he will
reconsider his decision that he made
in 1895
1893 and see his
way to compensate
the Marine and Assistant Marine Sur. veyors for the amount of work that is done. It hat with the increase of tourage, and Judicated Horse Power, that is now surveyed in Hong Kong
Honghong
I the
D)
350
as com
without any
( the power itself having nearly doubled during the last four years) pared with former years. extra assistance, and the reserve derived frous this Sub-Department, I pray that stis refellency may consider this petition and grant my
request.
Enquicer
In the Imperial
and
well
Service
Shipwright Survepes
when first appointed to the Board of
Trade receive a s
ammune
salary of £220 per
rising yearly
to £ 700 Ster.
ling. But inn this Colony the salaries
or I would
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the number of dollars
say fishere, no matter what length
of service you may have, and I world most respectfully inform Stis Excellency that when I was appointed from home in July 1890 to be Assistant Marine Surveyor of Hong Kong, my pay at that time / due to the fall of exchanges was more than £100.
Sterling