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Hongkong, 11th. March, 1903.
Referring to the last paragraph of my
Despatch No. 116 of the 10th. instant, forwarding the Public
Health and Buildings Ordinance, I have the honour to transmit
the enclosed copy of a minute by the Colonial Secretary on
the subject of the necessity for adding an Engineer to the
Staff of the Public Works Department to assist in work under
the Ordinance and in the framing and carrying out of schemes
of improvement in the City.
2.
There is no doubt that the new Ordinance
will considerably increase the work of the Public Works De-
partment, and I am satisfied that the Director of Public Works
will require assistance in connection with the working of the
Ordinance and that neither he nor any other Officer of the
Department has time to devote to the consideration of schemes
of resumption of Insanitary areas or to the supervision of
the laying out of such areas when resumed.
3.
I have therefore to ask your permission
to make provision in the Estimates for 1904 for an additional、
Executive Engineer at a salary of £480 to £600 per annum.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient
Humble servant,
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,
Governor, &0...