CO129-175 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [9-12] — Page 106

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aggregate emoluments of the latter derived from salaries, free quarters, and different allowances exceed

8.

May

my pay

which is £1000.

Under the circumstances

I would respectfully ask to be placed on a juster footing with brother officers and I hope that looking to the remuneration which obtains in the East for Civil Engineers in positions of trust, His Excellency the Governor will not deem salary of £1500 a year to be more than a fair equivalent for the services, which I have the honour to render to the Government of Hongkong.

I have to

(signed) I M Price,

True copy

d. Gandhina, Austin

Colonial Secretary.

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104 aggregate emoluments of the latter derived from salaries, free quarters, and different allowances exceed 8. May my pay which is £1000. Under the circumstances I would respectfully ask to be placed on a juster footing with brother officers and I hope that looking to the remuneration which obtains in the East for Civil Engineers in positions of trust, His Excellency the Governor will not deem salary of £1500 a year to be more than a fair equivalent for the services, which I have the honour to render to the Government of Hongkong. I have to (signed) I M Price, True copy d. Gandhina, Austin Colonial Secretary.
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104 aggregate emoluments of the latter derived from salaries, free quarters, and different allowances exceed 8. May my pay which is £1000. Under the circumstances I would respectfully ask to be placed on a juster footing with brother officers and I hope that looking to the remuneration swhich obtains in the East for Civil Engineers in positions of: trust, His Excellency the Governor will not deem salary of £1500 a a year to be more than a fair equivalent for the services, which I have the honour to render the Government of Hongkong. I have to (signed) IM Price, True copy d. Gandhina, Austin Colonial Secretare.
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104

aggregate emoluments of the latter derived from salaries, free quarters, and different allowances

exceed

8.

May

my pay

which is £1000.

Under the circumstances

I would respectfully ask to be placed on a juster footing with brother officers and I hope that looking to the remuneration swhich obtains in the East for Civil Engineers in positions of: trust, His Excellency the

Governor will not deem salary of £1500

a

a

year to be

more than a fair equivalent for the services, which I

have the honour to render

the Government of Hongkong.

I have to

(signed) IM Price,

True copy

d. Gandhina, Austin

Colonial Secretare.

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