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S.A. 180
30th June
1925.
288
The Crown Agents for the Colonies have to request that
Messrs. White & Son will cause the subjoined advertisement to be
inserted once in each of the next issues of the following
papers and forward a cutting from each paper to their office for
record:-
"The Times" "Engineering"
"Telegraph" "Engineer"
"Municipal Journal" "Scotsman"
ASSISTANT ENGINEER required by the Government of Hongkong for the
Public Works Department for three years' service with possible
permanency, Salary £460 rising to £500 a year by annual
increments of £20 and thence (if appointment is made permanent)
to £1000 a year, payable locally in dollars at the Government
rate of exchange which is at present fixed at 2/- to the dollar.
In addition & strictly temporary exchange allowance of 20% of
salary is at present paid, and thus at the present time the
annual salary in dollars will be $5520 a year. The current
rate of exchange being now about 2/4d to the dollar, the sterling
equivalent of #5520 is accordingly about £640. Conveyance
allowance of $240 a year, No income tax is at present imposed
by the Government of Hongkong. Free passages provided.
Candidates unmarried, 24-30 years of age must have had sound
municipal engineering training and have passed the examination
qualifying for an associate membership of the Institution of
Civil Engineers or the Institution of the Municipal and County Engineers or hold equivalent/qualifications. Must have had
experience in surveying levelling. reinforced concrete, modern
road construction and maintenance and civil engineering design.
Apply at once by letter, stating age qualifications and
experience to the Crown Agents for the Colonies 4, Millbank
Westminster, London S.W.1. quoting M/13752.
ers. R.F. White & Son,
33, Fleet Street,
E.C.