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ASKING HIM TO WAIVE ONE OF THE CONDITIONS OF MY ENGAGEMENT, VIZ:-
THAT A MONTH'S NOTICE SHOULD BE GIVEN ON EITHER SIDE FOLLOWING
ON 19TH JANUARY. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MR. PERKINS ASKING ME TO SEE
THE HON. D. P. W., on wheOM I WAITED ON 21ST INST. FAILING TO SEE HIM
ON THAT DATE I CALLED AGAIN ON 23RD INST. WHEN THE HON. P. W. D. Infomed
ME THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT ACCEPT MY RESIGNATION AND THAT I WOULD
STATED I WAS PERFECTLY
HAVE TO WITHDRAW MY RESIGNATION AND APOLOGISE,
WILLING TO WITHDRAW MY RESIGNATION BUT COULD SEE NO NEED TO APOLOGISE.
ON 21ST JANUARY I RECEIVED À LETTER OF DISMISSAL FROM THE SERVICE WITH
PAYMENT TO January 24th, 1911.
New Hon. SIR, I RESPECTBULLY SUBMIT THAT THIS UNNECESSARY DISMISSAL BE EXPURGATED FROM THE RECORDS OF THE COLONY, THE SAME BEING
SUPERFLUOUS, AS MY RESIGNATION WAS ALREADY TENDERED. WITH A DISMIRGEL
FROM THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE AGAINST ME, MUGH HARM IS LIKELY TO BE DONE
TO ME, AS THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE, OF COURSE, ARE UNKNOWN TO THE
PUBLIC. I SHOULD THEREFORE BE VERY THANKFUL IF YOU WOULD ORDER THAT
THIS SHOULD BE DONE.
(3) New, Hen. SIR, I RESPECTFULLY BEG TO LAY BEFORE YOU WHAT I
CONSIDER A GRAVE PUBLIC DANGER AND THE MATTER SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY
REMEDIED. AS YOU ARE NO DOUBT AWARE, THE GREATER PORTION OF HONGKONG 18
VERY BADLY BUILT AND ALSO OF A VERY INFERIOR MATERIAL. THIS FACT! POINTED OUT TO THE HON. ACTING D. P.W. SOON AFTER I JOINED THE SERVICE, WHICH PAPER 18 NOW LYING IN THE OFFICE WITH THE DIRECTERS
PERKINS MINUTES ENTERED THEREON.
AND MR.
WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, THERE HAVE BEEN TWO SERIOUS
COLLAPSES, CAUSING THE DEATH OF NEARLY TWENTY PERSONS, AND I AM AFRAID THAT A MODICUM OF THE BLAME LAYS AT THE DOOR OF THE BUILDING ORDINANCE OFFICE.
THE REASONS WHICH I BEG TO ADVANCE ARE AS FOLLOW:-
THE KIXBOX MANNER IN WHICH THE SUPERVISION OF NEW BUILDINGS
AND INSPECTION OF OLD ONES ARE CARRIED OUT 18 NOTHING SHORT OF A FARCE. THE ELABORATE SYSTEM INAUGURATED BY MR. PERKINS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SAME.