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No.
Hongkong.
March, 1903.
eclosure
Government House.
Hongkong, 1st. May, 1903.
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I have the honour to forward a letter from
sir,
the Director of Public Works recommending
the 1904 Estimates
for adoption in
certain changes in the establishment of
the Public Works Department, together with a tabular state-
ment showing the increased expenditure that these changes will,
if adopted, involve in the Estimates for next year. The ul-
timate increase will be $3,785.68.
2
Mr. Chatham infoms me that he cannot get
satisfactory tracers and Assistant Foremen to continue in
Government Service on the present scale of salaries and the
readjustments he recommends in paragraphs 2 and 8 of his letter
are in my opinion reasonable. I have also to recommend the
appointment of the additional tracer referred to in paragraph
3.
In view, moreover, of the strong opinion expressed
by the Director of Public Works in paragraphs 6 and 7 of his
letter, I submit for your favourable consideration that the
salaries of the Foreman of Works, Hill District, and the
Assistant Foreman (2nd. on the list) be increased as recom-
mended.
3.
I have already recommended in my Despatch
No.
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,
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