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Sepor 23rd 1898-
have the honour to acknowledge and
thank you for your letter in answer
application
for
ney
of salary, and
an increase of salary.
to respectfully request-
my case,
may
be
and that
a reconsideration of
my present application forwarded to Hongtong for
report.
It is now nearly six years since I recewed on increase, which was
given after
my apponituent
as
Sanitary Surveyor and
when the mantenance of the waterworks had also been added to my previous duties.
The work in respect of both the above as well as in maintenance of
exteub 30.
and
Rewero
bear
hos
certainly doubled quice 1892 bringing with is increased responsibilities, while I have carried out extraordinary public works to the same
before. It has
only
possible to do this by working long hours each day.
with
regard to length of serveed, I would respectfully point out that ho. Cooper receved a substantial increase after two years of Service offerrie and a second after another two years on
bis promotion to be Director of Public Works - both fr increased work and responsibility; while
The Under Secretary of State for the Colonies
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