142
2
Nence there was no one to do the duty of Assistant Surveyor General or Assistant Engineer, and I was much embarrassed as to how I could get the work carried on.
3.
Fortunately Mr John Clarke, a gentleman regularly educated as a Civil Engineer and formerly Engineer to the Municipal Council at Shanghai, where he received a salary of £1,300 per annum with the right to private practice, has recently returned to China and anxious to establish himself at Hongkong, for a year has consented to undertake the duties of Assistant Surveyor General and Assistant Engineer, receiving the half salary of the former, and the pay of the latter viz: a guinea per day.
4.
At the same time it is agreed that the prohibition against private practice cannot be maintained against an Officer like Mr. Clarke as enforced in such cases. Mr. Clarke however agrees to give 8 hours a day to the work which he has to do, and as he is recommended to me as a gentleman of superior acquirements I believe the arrangement likely to be beneficial to the Colony and I therefore request your Lordship's sanction of it.
I have the honour to be, My Lord Duke, Your Grace's most obedient humble servant,
Frederick Wright Bruce
Governor
142
2
Nence there
was no one to do
the duty of cistine Afpistant Seviyor General or Afeistant Engineer, and I was such embarrafoed as to how I could
at the rvouse carried on.
get
3.
Portunately Mr John Clarke, a
gritteman regularly educated as a luil
Engineer and formerly
formerly Engineer to the Municipal Council at Shanghai,
where
he recuird a salary of t 1,300 pu annum with the right to privats pradici, has recenity returned to China and
anxious to establish himself at
bring
Wongsong,
for
ave
year
has consented to undertake
the duties of Afpistant
Surveyor General and Afeistant Engineer, receiving the half salary of the former,
and the pay of the latter riz: a guinea
per day.
4.
At the same time it is agreed.
that the puckibition agonist private practice
cannot be maintained)
against
Officer like Mr. Classes as
inforced in such
agrees to give
a temporary
it has neverd een
casis. Mr. Clarke however 8 hours a day to the
wak
which he has to do, and as he is recan
mended to me as
a
genstemon of superior
allangement
acquisements I believe the
likely to be beneficial to the Colony
ani
and
I therefore requests (four Pacis sanction of it: I have the bever to be,
My Lord Duke, Jon Grace most obedient
humble servant,
Prited Frames Mund Munell
Govern
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.