173,
Communications on this subject
should be addressed to-
The Under Secretary of State,
M
Collice,
London, S.W.,
and the following number quoted
Anod 5334
Sir,
I am
H.
directed by the Secretary of State to
inform you that, subject to approval passed by the medical adviser of
this Department as physically fit for service, you have been
selected for probationary appointment as
Assistant Medical Officer of Health, Hong Kong,
with salary at the rate of £480 a year.
'Should the appointment be made permanent at the close
of the period of probation, the salary at this rate will be
raised to £600 a year by two annual increments of £120,
to a maximum of £720 a year.
2. It is to be understood that your engagement is for not more than
three years from the date of your arrival in the Colony; and that, if it is
established to the satisfaction of the Governor that you are not qualified
for efficient service there, the Governor, subject to the confirmation of the
Secretary of State, will have full power to cancel your appointment at any
time within the said three years without giving you any further compensation than a passage back to England, which will be granted only if the Governor
is satisfied that you have, by your good conduct, deserved it. If not
previously terminated, the appointment will cease at the end of the said
three years, unless it be expressly continued.
3. It is also to be understood that your services will be available for
any duties upon which the Governor, in the interest of the public service,
may think it desirable to employ you, and that it will be within his discretion
to station you wherever he may consider that your presence will be most
useful.
4. It will be necessary for you to express your acceptance of the
conditions stated in the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs of this letter before your
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L.T. De B. L.T. Barnett, Esq., M.B.,
Downing Street,
Feb.
1903.
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Mr. Johnson