CO129-098 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [4-5] — Page 86

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I have before stated, to go out these Zerry various service the detail and labour of doing which I have but briefly alluded to Ji an efficient manner, it will be necessary on my departure to have a qualified Assistant Engineer ready to give his whole time to office work as a general rule.

Before commencing I work at Kowloon, a Resident Engineer should be appointed, and a Clerk of Works is required at Stone Cutters Island. He might perhaps be under the immediate orders of the Resident Engineer at Kowloon, under instructions from the Surveyor General.

With these arrangements the work of the Surveyor General's Office may be carried on rapidly and with economy, rather than when the details of work have to be left, in consequence of the smallness of the Department, almost entirely without proper supervision.

I trust His Excellency may, under the circumstances enumerated, be pleased to rescind the decision in regard to Mr. Storcy's services until the arrival of His Excellency Sir Hercules Robinson, when the whole question as regards the Department, and the contemplated ...

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52 51 84 is I have before stated, to go out these Zerry various service the detail and labour of doing which I have but briefly alluded to Ji an efficient manner, it will be necessary on my departure to have a qualified Assistant Engineer ready to give his whole time to office work as a general rule. Before commencing I work at Kowloon, a Resident Engineer should be appointed, and a Clerk of Works is required at Stone Cutters Island. He might perhaps be under the immediate orders of the Resident Engineer at Kowloon, under instructions from the Surveyor General. With these arrangements the work of the Surveyor General's Office may be carried on rapidly and with economy, rather than when the details of work have to be left, in consequence of the smallness of the Department, almost entirely without proper supervision. I trust His Excellency may, under the circumstances enumerated, be pleased to rescind the decision in regard to Mr. Storcy's services until the arrival of His Excellency Sir Hercules Robinson, when the whole question as regards the Department, and the contemplated ...

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52 51 84 is I have before stated, to out these Zerry various service the detail and labour of doing which I have but briefly alluded to Ji an efficient necessary on manner, it will be my departure to have a qualified Assistant Engineer ready to give his whole time to office work as a gineral rule. Before comminesing- I work at Kowloon, a Resident Engineer should be appointed, and a at Stone Cutters Island Clerk of Works is required, he might perhex. be under the immediate orders of the Resident Engineer at Nowloon, under instructions from the Surveyor General. With these arrangements the work of the Surveyor benerals Office be carried may on rapidly and I For more may remark with economy then when the details of work have to be left, in consegneni of the smallnews of the Department. almost entirely without proper enpervision. I trust His Excellency - may, under the circumstances enumerated, be pleased to resciml the decision in regard to Mir Storcy sirvices mutil the arrival of dis Recellency Sir Ancules Robinson, when the whole question es regard the Department, and the contempliteal

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I have before stated, to

out these

Zerry

various service the detail and labour of doing which I have

but briefly alluded to Ji

efficient

necessary on

manner, it will be my departure to have a

qualified

Assistant Engineer ready to give

his whole time to office work

as a

gineral rule.

Before comminesing-

I work at Kowloon, a Resident

Engineer should be appointed, and

at Stone Cutters Island

Clerk of Works is required, he might perhex. be under the immediate orders of the Resident Engineer at Nowloon, under instructions from the Surveyor

General. With these

arrangements

the work of the Surveyor benerals

Office

be carried

may

rapidly

and I

For more

may remark with economy then when the details of work have to be left, in consegneni of the smallnews of the Department. almost entirely without proper enpervision.

I trust His Excellency -

may,

under the circumstances enumerated, be pleased to resciml the decision in regard to Mir Storcy

sirvices mutil the arrival of dis

Recellency Sir Ancules Robinson, when the whole question es regard the Department, and the contempliteal

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