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notoriously unhealthy

Beriod

276

the

Colony's history, I was mercifully spared: when so many of my brother officers, Military and Civilians, naval and fell victims to which prevailed.

are now less So many the insidious fevers but which happily frequent. The works of drainage improvement of the land which & have been the means of carrying out, have doubtless in a great degree tended to this change - but when tropical sun and exposure are necessary to Surveying and out of door occupation, the office of Surveyor General in Hong Kong is attended with much risk.

The records of my Office tell a sad tale-

The first Surveyor General, Mr Gordon, was invalided after a few months' work, - his subordinate died from exposure, and two others died in making the first Surveys which I completed. After leave, Mr Gordon remained only two months and was then obliged, as I remember rightly, to resign the service entirely, his disease (the same one which I now suffer from) having returned with all its virulence.

Mr Pope, my first Clerk of Works, died after 3½ years' work. His successor, Mr Happer, was obliged to retire after 8 months' service, a Jew, from the effects of intermittent fever. The third Clerk of Works, Mr Hibbett, was also invalided, and Walker, who held a temporary employment in my Office, died a few weeks after he left it.

The European Overseers and Assistants, who were more necessarily exposed than myself, suffered more. Several died, and the rest have now retired, being unable to bear the exposure.

The foregoing details show in some degree the dangerous and arduous services I have executed; I feel the amount of any Pension Her Majesty may be pleased to grant is under consideration, I beg respectfully to bring to notice the liberality accorded to all Officers of the Hong Kong Government who have already received pensions, who served the same number of years as myself, none of whom had to bear such exposure, and none of whom have, I think, such claims.

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notoriously unhealthy Beriod 276 the Colony's history, I was mercifully spared: when so many of my brother officers, Military and Civilians, naval and fell victims to which prevailed. are now less So many the insidious fevers but which happily frequent. The works of drainage improvement of the land which & have been the means of carrying out, have doubtless in a great degree tended to this change - but when tropical sun and exposure are necessary to Surveying and out of door occupation, the office of Surveyor General in Hong Kong is attended with much risk. The records of my Office tell a sad tale- The first Surveyor General, Mr Gordon, was invalided after a few months' work, - his subordinate died from exposure, and two others died in making the first Surveys which I completed. After leave, Mr Gordon remained only two months and was then obliged, as I remember rightly, to resign the service entirely, his disease (the same one which I now suffer from) having returned with all its virulence. Mr Pope, my first Clerk of Works, died after years' work. His successor, Mr Happer, was obliged to retire after 8 months' service, a Jew, from the effects of intermittent fever. The third Clerk of Works, Mr Hibbett, was also invalided, and Walker, who held a temporary employment in my Office, died a few weeks after he left it. The European Overseers and Assistants, who were more necessarily exposed than myself, suffered more. Several died, and the rest have now retired, being unable to bear the exposure. The foregoing details show in some degree the dangerous and arduous services I have executed; I feel the amount of any Pension Her Majesty may be pleased to grant is under consideration, I beg respectfully to bring to notice the liberality accorded to all Officers of the Hong Kong Government who have already received pensions, who served the same number of years as myself, none of whom had to bear such exposure, and none of whom have, I think, such claims. Page 363 Page 363 Page 363 ... ... Page 363
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notoriously unhealthy

Beriod

276

the

Colony's history, I was mercifully spared:

when so many of my

and naval and

brother officers,

Military mens Civilians, fell victims to

which prevailed.

are now

less

So many

mxuy the insidious fevers

but which happily fequent. The works of drainage cimprovement of the land which & have been the means of carrying. doubt have in a great degree.

out ma

tended to this change - but when tropical sim is

exposure

necessary

to

A

and where even in winter.

Surveying and out of door occupation is

injurious to health, the office of Fowe for General in Hong. Hong

attended with snuch risk.

The records of my

tell a sad tale-

General In Gordon

A

few

فهد

Office

The first Surveyor

Aa Qa

invalided after

anonths work, - his subordinate

died from exposure,

first Surveys

two

and

Exposure, in making the which I completed. After leave Mr Gordon retevised

years remained only

two months ift and was then obliged - as his

remember rightly, a to resign the service entirely

J.

disease, (the same pone which & now returned with all its virulence. Raffer),

---€#*\ ཨ

Mm Pope, my first Clerk of works died after 3/1⁄2 years work. _ his successor.

obliged the Houble H hapier, was netine after

months service 81 a Jew

toat

to

from the effects of intermittent fever, the third flerk of works. Mir hibbett !

also invalided- and for Walker who held a temporary employment in

weeks after he a few

of

a

my Office, died

of left it works, who were precessarily exposed

than myself,

more

the European Overseers

as Assistants,

more than Several dieds, and the rest

nove remained with me

-year-

retired being unable to bear the exposure.

The foregoing details show in some degree the dangerous and ardung services I have executed;

I file the amount of any,

Orac

Rension

Her Majesty, shore of failing

be pleased is grans.

health

do nat

071

the

is under consideration, I bez respectfully to bring

to notice the liberality accorded to all Officers of the Hong Kong Governm who have already received pensions, whom served the same number

none

of years as myself

none of whom had to bear such exposure, aid none of whom have I think such

have

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