cost of the passages
of his wife & child to
Hongkong.
2
Mr Brish is
not entitled, under his
Agreement,
to free
passages to the Colony
for his wife
I regret
that
child,
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unable to approve the
grant of his request
unless & until it is
decided
to place him
on the fixed estabt. of
at or before
the Dept. out of
the expiration of the term
of his agreement.
3 If he is
he is so placed
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on the fixed estabt. I
consider that he
may
fairly be repaid the cost of the passages,
being treated in fact,
now the same
way
he had originally
given
appt.
as
been
a permanent.
of
4. I have however to
inform you
that in the
case of officers selected
for the Railway Dept, in
Colony,
agreement
for
a
on
term of years,
the
rule has been laid down
that free passages may
officer's
be provided for the wife
family
& not
Ash.
exceeding the