Commander Hastings' retirement. That officer
does not seem
lobe much over
Ou
50, if at all.
the whole, I would affron
A.F.
آقا
i/s
Put him
to his maximum -
$3580
up
NO.
98
421
14225
Government House,-
Hongkong,
19th
March, 1901.
as from today
His
as to what he had a right
arguments as
to look forward to are worth very little.
He
says
that be was head
island,
g a deput before le. in a small West Indian is and, & it is
this class of argument which vitiates
the whole colonial service. The heads of dysk
Com
in Samque insie
think they
insignificant place ought" ti rise to the best
appointment an official could rise" He seems to be a
to which
good official & should
hereafter be given a step if he goes well, but should tell him
andring
him
any
how that we cannot give prospect of an early transfer
If Lord monk Bretton
agrees
Best
C.Pd. I ma
mą
at once Jagen Радли JuB.
Enclosure
March 1901.
Sir,
I have the honour to transmit for
your consideration the enclosed copy of a letter from
Mr. Lewis, the Acting Postmaster-General, requesting
that a house allowance may be granted to him.
2.
While the duties of Mr. Lewis in
this Colony are probably more onerous than they were in
his position as Postmaster at St. Vincent, the salary of
$2,700 received by him is probably not equal to a salary
of £200 in the West Indies.
3.
The increase in house rent shown by
the Acting Postmaster-General is not exceptional; and inj
view of this fact, and of the rising cost of food in
Hongkong, I have the honour to recommend that Mr. Lewis
be granted a personal allowance of $40 per month. He is
a painstaking Officer,
HE RIGHT HONOURABLE
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient
Humble servant,
Huurry Adrake
Governor, &c..
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.
&C...
300 **
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