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In the contrary, new Waterworks have bren established in dowloon, Aberdeen und Chauki- -wan; large extensions of the Prity Waterworks have been carried out: Reclamation works, which have been placed under my charge, are still in active progress.
The work and responsibilities of his Department have recently been fargely increased by the taking over of the New Territory, in which the réponditure
works executed
for
already amounts to ver $150,000. Great
expansion has also recurred within the
tie bolony proper.
limits
of
"My salary
has now been raised to
$4,000, which is the same as that attache
to the office of Senior Excentive Engineer,
post which I held for & years prior to my
promotion to
my
present office.
I have now been Assistant Director
of Iublic Works
for the past
two
years and
at the time of my appointment, was recom -mended for a salary of $5,400. per annum. would therefore respectfully re- -quest that the increase recommended two
years
2.