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"little hope of its being possible to meet his wishes.' From the foregoing correspondence I can scarcely look for promotion to a higher post in Hong Kong, and I have small hope of getting a transfer on promotion to another Colony.
(b) That I had been in receipt of the maximum pay, of the
post (2600 atg.) since January 1900.
(c)
That according to the rules as laid down in the Hong Kong Civil Service List I am, as regarde precedence, in this department Senior to all Executive Engineers.
(d) That "what my own particular commercial market value
*is must on account of circumstances be more or less
"problematical, but in view of restricted opportunity
"I trust that every allowance will be made in the con-
"sideration of my application on that score, etc., etc.*
(a) That I have served at various times in the following capacities:- (1) Secretary to the Plague Commission on
the Housing of the Chinese (1894); (2) Member of the
Committee appointed to report on the feasibility of pro- viding house accommodation for subordinate officers of
the Civil Service (1898): (3) Hon. Secretary Jubilee
Committee Jubilee Road and Victoria Hospital for Women
-
and Children
-
from July 1900 to April 1903, when I also
prepared the final Statement of the Accounts for publica-
tion: (4) Member of the Widows' and Orphans' Fund Com-
mittee: (5) Acting Assessor of Rates in addition to
my own duties on the following occasions:- July 1900 to
November 1901: May 1902 to October 1902; October 1905
to October 1906, and September 1912 to September 1913.