with doubtlest have
to be accurred thin
& the
gear owning unfortunate & scrions
outbreak of plague,
I am unable to Iam
reconsider
then
decision given my despt.
6.24
in
24 of
29th Jan? last, afte
curtaili
Expenditure
Public
*
the
Works Extraordinary,
but dan willing
on to Disallow
proposed increases of salary to the first Assistant Engineer in the P.W. Dept., & then hunese Clerk & Collector in the Registrar fenerali
eft Jam
3. Iam als not however repared to sanction the
RAFT.
Gou
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98
Comptroller & Auditor
General
MINUTE.
Macuaghlen 5/5 Seils. Hamilton f
Antrobus,
Cor.
Lucas,
Graham.
E. Wingfield.
of Selborne.
Chamberlain.
por cousin
Hongkong
Sir,
410
8 May 99
with reference to the letter
from this Dep't of the not Fely
1898 enclosing a copy of
Hongkong
соруу ка
the
rolucester
for
that
I of the Secretary of State's Despatch on those belimalar
year I
am directère by
Mr Secretary Chamberlain to
that he subsequently
inform you
allowed
unftsored of the proposed increases
of Salary of the First Cust
Engineer in the P.W. Dep't
I the Chinese Collector of Custome