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Sir,
Enclosure 2.
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24 APR 00
Hongkong, 28th, February, 1900..
I venture respectfudly to request that you will
be pleased to consider the following facts and bring the same
to the benevolent consideration- of His Excellency the Governor.
2.
I joined the Harbour Department in August 1889
on a sálary of $115 a month, free quarters and light. I was then
one of the senior Chief Officers in the employ of Messrs.
Jardine Matheson & Co.holding a Master Mariner's Certificate
and was in receipt of $75 a month and mess allowance of $40
a month.
3.
4.
A Chief Officer's Salary now, had I received no
promotion, is $170 a month with $30 to $40 mess allowance.
My salary was raised when the general increase
was granted in 1891 to $147.50 the 35hot being granted
to me owing to my having free quarters and light, which was
assessed by the Government Assessor at $56 a month.
5.
My house was condemned as unfit for European
habitation in 1894, and an allowance of $55 a month was granted to me. I now pay $62 a month for my house, in a distant suburb
which necessitates my keeping a rickshaw costing for the coolie
$8 a month.
6.
In my department the only promotion, I can look forward to is the post of first Boarding Officer at a salary of $160 a month, should I be fortunate enough to receive such promotion I shall be required to join the Widows & Orphans fund
The Honourable,
R. Murray Rumsey, R.N,
Harbour Master etc
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