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my
interucivo at
the
Colonial office, with lood Ampthill and J. W. Whuson E.
I have the honour to retur the from, handed to me by the former, duly filled in.
Hong Kong Despatch the 248 of 26 the "October, 1896 to the Rt. Hon. The Decretary of state.
for the Colonies contains.
for reasons for
Thakement of
the chief
application for a transfer,
my The second part of
pank of my
income for
an increase to
trush have gam
application, it, for for my present post,
which I now make for the first time, will I
off your favourable Consideration in the
benig
present opening
Ever
of
24-0
I might be transferred.
In addition to my
to which
permanent appointment was Secretong & the Confumission on
housing
"the Chinese during the plague, 1894.
I
have the honour to be,
Für
most obedient Servant,
Javid Wood
Acet, & Office Assistant,
The Right Honourable
D.W.Dipt.
and
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J. hamberlain, Seentory of State for the blonies.
Stong Kong Frame Place
Aberdeen, NJ
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There is no post in the Treasury or Post Of-
fice of this Colony to which Mr.Wood could be appointed
and which would be promotion for him.
As regards the application for an increase
of salary, Mr. Wood was appointed in 1891 at a salary of $2,400 a year which was raised on promotion to $2,760 in 1894 rising by biennial increments to a maximum of $3,000 which was attained this. year. However much Mr. Wood's ser- vices may merit better remuneration, I am unable to recom- mend that he should receive an increase of salary so long as officers like Mr. Crook and Mr. Drury of the Engineering Staff who have service equal to that of Mr. Wood and have professional qualifications, receive no more than $3,000 a
year,
The present Director of Public Works speaks
as highly of Mr. Wood as Mr. Cooper did, and I personally have had experience of his aptitude for business and tact in managing the affairs and festivities of the Hong-Kong St. Andrew's Society.
Mlack
Major-General,
Administering the Government.