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of Salary as

21000,

NJ Z

an amount

exceeding that received by the Surveyor General, under whose orders such an

Offices

would necessarily

be placed; and for exceeding the proportional rate

of Salaries allowed to the most important functionaries in the Colony. I

do not however be importunate for that in the altered

circumstances of the Colony, the great augmentation of work, the increased price of the necessaries

of Life, the high rate of House rentals, &c., the whole scale of official Salaries demand

revision.

My despatch #5485 Ultimo conveyed application for the Services

of a Foreman of Works: and I soon expect to be selected from the

Royal Engineer department, and with

such

an Officer under him the Surveyor

General could more satisfactorily supervise such part of his work as is

connected with the Sanitary condition of the City.

As

prepared to confirm the strong opinions expressed

by the Colonial Surgeon in his Report,

that much remains

to be done, and have had special attention directed to sanitary questions,

but I am bound to

state that compared

with most Chinese Cities, and with the localities occupied by

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of Salary as 21000, NJ Z an amount exceeding that received by the Surveyor General, under whose orders such an Offices would necessarily be placed; and for exceeding the proportional rate of Salaries allowed to the most important functionaries in the Colony. I do not however be importunate for that in the altered circumstances of the Colony, the great augmentation of work, the increased price of the necessaries of Life, the high rate of House rentals, &c., the whole scale of official Salaries demand revision. My despatch #5485 Ultimo conveyed application for the Services of a Foreman of Works: and I soon expect to be selected from the Royal Engineer department, and with such an Officer under him the Surveyor General could more satisfactorily supervise such part of his work as is connected with the Sanitary condition of the City. As prepared to confirm the strong opinions expressed by the Colonial Surgeon in his Report, that much remains to be done, and have had special attention directed to sanitary questions, but I am bound to state that compared with most Chinese Cities, and with the localities occupied by
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of Salary as 21000, NJ Z an amount creceding that received by the Surveyor General, under whose orders such an Fffices would necessmily cecesarily be placed_ and for exceeding the proportimais rate of Salaries allowed to the most important functionaries in the Colony. I not however be inspportune for that in the altered to suggest Lay the circumstanew of the Colony, the quest augmentation of work, the increased price of the necessarics of Life, the high rate of House rentals, Ho.-, the whole scale of official Salaries demand revision. My despatch #5485 Ultims conveyed application for the Services 7 + applied for mn a Salary of 332 to the fear a Foreman of Work: "and I soon year to be selected from the Royal Rugincer departinent, and with such 41 Officer under him the Surveyou General could more satisfactorily such part of his work as is supervise sue, connected with the Sanitary conditio of the City Au by Let Incaus prepared moms to confirm the strong opinions expressed by the Colonial Surgeon in his Puport. that unch remains I am well aware that un lury attention to be done, and have had specially dirceted to canatory quections, but I am bound to ارها سایت 2a4 that compared G with most Chinese Cities, and with the localities recupies_by
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of Salary as

21000,

NJ Z

an amount

creceding that received by the Surveyor General, under whose orders such an

Fffices

would necessmily

cecesarily be placed_

and for exceeding the proportimais

rate

of Salaries allowed to the most important functionaries in the Colony. I

not however be inspportune for that in the altered

to

suggest

Lay

the

circumstanew of the Colony, the quest augmentation of work, the increased price of the necessarics

of Life, the high rate of House rentals, Ho.-, the whole scale of official Salaries demand

revision.

My despatch #5485 Ultims conveyed application for the Services

7

+

applied for

mn a

Salary of

332

to the fear a Foreman of Work:

"and I soon year to be selected from the

Royal Rugincer departinent, and with

such

41

Officer under him the Surveyou

General could more

satisfactorily such part of his work as is

supervise sue,

connected with the Sanitary conditio of the City

Au

by

Let Incaus

prepared

moms to confirm the strong opinions expressed

by the Colonial Surgeon in his Puport.

that unch remains

I am well aware that un

lury

attention

to be done, and have had specially dirceted to canatory quections,

but I am bound to

ارها سایت

2a4

that compared

G

with most Chinese Cities, and with the localities recupies_by

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