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entertained, but I beg leave to state some facts relative to my former and present position by which His Excellency will perceive the peculiar circumstances under which I am placed.
Originally I accepted office on the understanding that I would be allowed the private practice of my profession, so long as it did not interfere with my public duty.
I am still liable to be superseded, and if so, my private practice being given up, and the connection with parties who would employ me severed, I should find myself alone, and without employment. I should have made an application before to be allowed either an increase to my salary as Assistant Surveyor, or to retain any private practice, but the former request having been denied to Gordon, I could not apply; nor to the latter until my appointment was acknowledged at Home; but the prospect of some higher preferment and the anxious desire to hold my appointment have been the constant inducement for me to retain it.
It is needless to mention the services I have striven to perform to the best of my ability and advantage to the Colony, almost unassisted, and in a climate such as China, in a sickly season, and where death is the frequent consequence of exposure to the sun, my duties as Surveyor requiring that I be continually liable to exposure; as well as the mental and bodily exertion necessary to perform the work; to rise before gun fire, to be at my post by daylight, to return home during the heat of the day, again to renew my work in the afternoon, and all the intermediate ...
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entertained, but., I beg leave to state. a_
relative to my former. feur facts relative to
and-
present: position by which. His ducellency will. precive the peculiar circumstances under which. I am placed...
express
briginally I accepted. Office on the understanding that I would be
allowed.. the private practice. of my profession, so long as it did not interfere
with..
my
publie duty...
Iam still liable.
to be superseded, and if so; my private practice. being given. up, and the connection. with parties
who would employ me severed, I should- find myself alone, and without: -employment... I should have made an. application before to be allowed either.
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an increase to
any private practice- my salary
as Assistant - Surveyor, but the former. request having been denied to
Gordon, I could not apply: nor to
the
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the latter until my appointment
was
future.
acknowledged at Home ; but the prospect of some- higher preferment and the anxious desire.
have been the
for.
Me and
constant
hold my appointment...
employment
of inducing
me to
It is needlose to mention. the
services I have striven to perform to the bost of my
my ability and advantage to the folony, almost - unassisted, and in a. olimate such as China, in a sickly season. and where death. is the frequent consequence
of exposure to the
requiring
that
sun, my
duties as
Surveyor
me to be continually liable to
the mental
exposure ;
as well as
bodily evertion necessary to perform. the
work; to rise.
before gun fire.; to be at my
port: by daylight, to return home during. the heat of the day, again-
work in the
to renew my
afternoon, and all the...
intermediate
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