CO129-098 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [4-5] — Page 288

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and other explanation I can give and which my experience may suggest, My Wilson will be enabled to carry out the services in detail in a manner to create manifest advantages for the Colony and eventually credit to himself.

I need hardly however remark that a Resident Engineer will be absolutely necessary so soon as these arrangements are to be taken in hand, the service will require constant attention to minute details, and an office must be entirely devoted to it.

I presume an Engineer officer might be temporarily employed on this duty under orders from this Department.

A staff consisting of one Sapper as Clerk and Chinese Overseer, and two Coolies for general work in connection with it would be sufficient for present wants.

It would be advisable to have a sapper well able to read and write so as to keep efficient records in Kowloon of the various papers which the officer would have to transmit to this Department from time to time.

Provision is made in the Colonial Estimates for two Sappers, one Overseer and one Chinese Messenger, the extra charges such as necessarily be brought forward in a supplementary form.

The works contemplated for this year not having been commenced and some of them impossible even to begin yet, it is not likely that the expenditure on Kowloon as given in gross in the Estimates, will be exceeded, so that

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22. * 23. 202 and other explanation I can give and which my experience may suggest, My Wilson will be enabled to carry out the services in detail in a manner to create manifest advantages for the Colony and eventually credit to himself. I need hardly however remark that a Resident Engineer will be absolutely necessary so soon as these arrangements are to be taken in hand, the service will require constant attention to minute details, and an office must be entirely devoted to it. I presume an Engineer officer might be temporarily employed on this duty under orders from this Department. A staff consisting of one Sapper as Clerk and Chinese Overseer, and two Coolies for general work in connection with it would be sufficient for present wants. It would be advisable to have a sapper well able to read and write so as to keep efficient records in Kowloon of the various papers which the officer would have to transmit to this Department from time to time. Provision is made in the Colonial Estimates for two Sappers, one Overseer and one Chinese Messenger, the extra charges such as necessarily be brought forward in a supplementary form. The works contemplated for this year not having been commenced and some of them impossible even to begin yet, it is not likely that the expenditure on Kowloon as given in gross in the Estimates, will be exceeded, so that
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22. * 23. 202 and other exe explanation I can give and which my experience may enrggest, My Wilson will be enabled to carry out the services in detail in a manner to create manifesth cadvantages for the Colony and eventually credit to himself I need hardly however remark That a Resident Engineer with be absolutity neerssary so soon as these arrangements are to be taken in hand, the service will require constant attention to minute details, and an office I presume an must be entirely devoted to it, Enginew officer might temporarily employed onders had a be on this duty under from this Departments. staff consisting of and if one sappe me he Chinese Overseer, and two Coolios for general work in sein notices - Marking boundaries notices-marting Surveying, Messengers, of it would be sufficient for present wants - It would be advisable to have a sapper well able to read and write so as to keep efficient the various efficient records in Kowloon of the officer papers would have to transmit to this Department from time to time. Provision is made in the bolmial Estimates for Tivo Sappero Oversee and one one Chinese Mefinger, the extra charges such necessarily be brought forward a supplementary form. The works contemplated for this year not having been Commenced and some of them imposible even to begin yet, it is not likely that the expenditure on Now loon as given in gross in the Estimates, with be exceeded, so that
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and other exe

explanation I can

give

and which

my experience may enrggest, My Wilson

will be enabled to carry out the services in detail in a manner to create manifesth

cadvantages for the Colony and eventually credit to himself

I need hardly however remark

That a Resident Engineer with be absolutity

neerssary

so soon as

these

arrangements

are to be taken in hand, the service will

require constant attention to minute details,

and an

office

I presume

an

must be entirely devoted to it,

Enginew officer might

temporarily employed

onders

had a

be

on this duty under

from this Departments.

staff consisting of

and

if

one

sappe

me

he

Chinese Overseer, and two Coolios for general

work in sein

notices - Marking boundaries notices-marting

Surveying, Messengers, of it would be sufficient

for present wants - It would be advisable to have a sapper well able to read and write so as to keep efficient

the various

efficient records in Kowloon of

the officer

papers

would have to

transmit to this Department from time to

time. Provision is made in the bolmial

Estimates

for

Tivo Sappero

Oversee and one

one Chinese

Mefinger, the extra

charges such necessarily be brought forward

a

supplementary form. The works

contemplated for this

year

not having been Commenced and some of them imposible

even to begin yet, it is not likely that the

expenditure

on

Now loon as

given in gross

in the Estimates, with be exceeded, so that

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