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Government House, Bong Gong.. 25th January, 1901.
RECO
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With reference to your Despatch No.305 of
the 7th. September,- 1900, approving the proposal contained in
my Despatch No. 342 of the ist. of last August that the per-
sonal allowance of str. J. G. Wong, Clerk in the Land Office,
should be raised to $400 a year from the 1st. instant, I have
now the honour to inform you that, as very grave charges have
recently been proved against Mr. Wong, it has been advised in
Executive Council that he should be required to serve at a
reduced rate of salary for a period of 2 years, and that I
have accordingly decided that the extra emolument, which he
receives as personal lowance should not be granted to him
for a period of 2 years from the 1st. January, 1901, and that
his salary during that time should be at the rate of $750
without any personal allowance.
2.
In explanation of thi
mision I trans-
mit to you copies of the following documents, viz:- the 4
-charges drawn up against Mr. Wong by the At orney General, Mr.
Wong's reply to these charges, the evidence given at the trial
of Mr. Wong in Executive Council' on the 10th. ultimo, and the
letter of the Colonial Secretary to Mr. Wong (No.115 of the
17th, instant) embodying the decision arrived at by Executive
Council on the 14th. instant.
3.
The charge proved against Mr. Wong is that
in or about the month of March, 1900, he being a clerk in the
Land Office, received from Li Tung a fee of $80.50 for procu-
-ring
TEK RIGHT HONOURABLE
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.F.,