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Colonial Secretary's Office,
Hongkong, 24th. March, 1909.
I am directed to inform you that in view of the present constitution of the Sanitary Department, it is considered that the duties of the Secretary to the Sanitary Board are no longer so responsible or arduous as they were when there was no separate Head of the Department.
2.
An opportunity offers to transfer Mr. G. A. Woodcock, the present Secretary, elsewhere, and it is accordingly proposed to reduce the salary attached to the appointment from its present figure to a rate of £360 rising by triennial increments of £30 to £420 per annum.
3.
The post will be offered, subject to the approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, to Mr. F. W. Bowen-Rowlands.
4.
It is further proposed to abolish the post of Principal Clerk as it is not considered that such an Officer is necessary when the Head of the Department devotes the whole of his time to the Department.
5.
I am to request you to lay this letter before the Board.
I am,
(sd.) F. H. May,
Colonial Secretary.
The Head,
Sanitary Department.
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