Sir,
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Hong-Kong, 28th March, 1899.
With reference to my despatch No.56 of the 10th instant, I have the honour to report that in anticipation of your approval of Mr. C.W. Duggan's appointment as Secretary to the Sanitary Board, I have sanctioned provisionally, on the recommendation of the Captain Superintendent of Police, the following promotions in the Police Department:-
1. Mr. Ng Puk Shang, 2nd Clerk, to be 1st Clerk and Accountant at an initial salary of $1,320 per annum rising to $1,800 per annum by annual increments of $120.
2. Mr. Kotewall, 3rd Clerk, to be 2nd Clerk at $720 per annum.
3. Mr. Kwok Fung, 4th Clerk, to be 3rd Clerk at $600 per annum.
4. Sergeant Interpreter Ng Yau Sang to be 4th Clerk at $360 per annum.
2. The Retrenchment Committee recommended that the salary attached to the 1st Clerkship should be fixed at $1,200 rising to $1,800, but on Mr. May's representation that...
The Right Honourable
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.
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