CO129-177 - Sir Kennedy Acting Governor Austin Lieut Governor Hennessy - 1877 [1-5] — Page 59

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to by the additional work thrown In the Surveyor General's Apartment: as to the new works it is probable that just at present more money is being spent on public work than has actually been the case in Hongkong, and is likely to be spent. They have by this mail reported the appointment of a special engineer for the Praya at £800 a year, and Assistant Surveyor W. Price has been sent to Hong Kong. He is reported to be a very

Jazy

man

Lee minutes on 12/8/67,

2

16.3.

7/3/77.

Horse cost at livery of £25 a month after shoeing: the expenditure on chain crotin is stated correctly; there is no doubt that Mr Price's outlay in what he

The difficulty of giving days: Additions. £200, is that the successor will make

Claim: that the additional works, which mean Praya reclamation work, will come to an end one day.

By allowing £100 a year for each of these, while in course of construction?

85-10731

The allowance

58

is for a specific purpose and if the actual expenditure on horse hire is less than this sum, it should not be made up to him. Perhaps the expression "Allowances Calculated on outlay incurred" is ambiguous and should be the actual expenditure on account of which it is granted and should not be looked upon as a supplement to salary.

Emolument insufficient

I think the Salary of £120 which the Surveyor General has raised is insufficient looking to the works carried on in comparison with the scale of salary now given to similar officers here and in other parts of Asia.

RM 1073

Agre[e]d save Alwolf March

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2 to by the additional work thrown In the Surveyor General's Apartment: as to the new works it is probable that just at present more money is being spent on public work than has actually been the case in Hongkong, and is likely to be spent. They have by this mail reported the appointment of a special engineer for the Praya at £800 a year, and Assistant Surveyor W. Price has been sent to Hong Kong. He is reported to be a very Jazy man Lee minutes on 12/8/67, 2 16.3. 7/3/77. Horse cost at livery of £25 a month after shoeing: the expenditure on chain crotin is stated correctly; there is no doubt that Mr Price's outlay in what he The difficulty of giving days: Additions. £200, is that the successor will make Claim: that the additional works, which mean Praya reclamation work, will come to an end one day. By allowing £100 a year for each of these, while in course of construction? 85-10731 The allowance 58 is for a specific purpose and if the actual expenditure on horse hire is less than this sum, it should not be made up to him. Perhaps the expression "Allowances Calculated on outlay incurred" is ambiguous and should be the actual expenditure on account of which it is granted and should not be looked upon as a supplement to salary. Emolument insufficient I think the Salary of £120 which the Surveyor General has raised is insufficient looking to the works carried on in comparison with the scale of salary now given to similar officers here and in other parts of Asia. RM 1073 Agre[e]d save Alwolf March
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to by the additional work thrown In the farveyer byeneral's Apartement: as to the new works it is probable that just at present-hisse hamey is thing spent on public work than has acmally been the case in Stoyking isliken, tole demanantly spent. be they have by this mail reported the appointmat of a speccial capince for the Praga at #ys a year, tan Assistant SurveyorŸmeval hasben Ent-and-since W. Prike went to Hong Kong - He is ardently a very

Jazy

man

Lee minutes on 12867,

2

116.3.

7/3/77.

Horns cost at livery of 25 a mouth affe for shoeing: the exferan ochain crotin is stated corrects; a Ihma no doubt that Mr Price's outlay in what he

The difficuls of ging days: Addtimes. £200, is that the successor will make Loma

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