**CONFIDENTIAL**
Copy
Supreme Court,
Hongkong, April 23rd, 1909.
19727
RECD REGISTRY 14 JUN 1909
Sir,
With reference to the Colonial Secretary's letter dated April 21st in O.S.O. No. 9303/07, of which you allowed me the perusal, I note that "the post of Secretary of the Sanitary Board is not being abolished".
With great respect I venture to submit the following two questions for the consideration of His Excellency the Governor.
(1). Does not the limitation of duties accompanied by a reduction of salary constitute "abolition"?
(2). If the post is not being abolished, do not the conditions on which I have been serving, entitle me in the absence of any default on my part, to continue in my position without loss of salary?
Before any further action is taken with reference to my appointment I respectfully hope that His Excellency will give consideration to the above questions and I would request that in so doing he will lay them before the Attorney-General, who perhaps would accord me an interview before putting his opinion on record.
I have etc.,
(sd.) G. A. Woodcock,
Registrar.
To
A. Seth, Esq., I.S.O.,
Colonial Secretary.
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