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sub-enclosure I.
PARTICULARS of the Office now vacant at the
in the Colony of Hongkong.
Duties of office, and qualifications required for their performance.
Salary and emoluments, and whether secured by a permanent law.
Other circumstances affecting the value of the office.
Overseer,
Public Works Department
Estimating and measuring up repairs to Buildings, scheduling and billing, same.
A thorough practical knowledge of the building trade, careful, and accurate arithmetician. See attached letter.
One thousand five hundred and sixty dollars per annum.
Half salary allowed from time of leaving England to arrival in Colony and during return passage. Note. Present rate of exchange 2.24.
Not secured by any permanent law.
Allowance of one hundred and forty-four dollars per annum for conveyance.
Nature, number, and amount of securities required, and mode of giving them.
None.
Whether any, and if any, provision is made from public funds for the passage from this country, or elsewhere, of the persons sent out to fill the office.
Acts or Ordinances making provision respecting any of the above matters, and especially respecting the permanency of the emoluments, and the particulars of the security required, with references to the sections in which such provision is made.
Term of Engagement
Three years from date of arrival in the Colony.
Passage from England and return passage at end of three years subject to good conduct.
None.