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competent officer in the United Kingdom, who has had some experience under the Merchant Shipping Act, and to whom I would propose to give a salary of three thousand dollars a year as the Surveyor under the Hongkong Ordinance.

2. The person selected for this post should be competent to perform the duties of an Engineer Surveyor and a Shipwright Surveyor.

3. Pending Your Lordship's action and instructions on the subject, I have, as a temporary measure, made the following provisional appointments: Mr. R. H. Sleeman, R.N., (the Inspector of Machinery at the Royal Naval Yard) to be Acting Engineer Surveyor; and Messrs. Thomsett and M. Even, the Harbour Master and Assistant Harbour Master, to be Acting Shipwright Surveyors.

4. The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council have voted $160 a month as remuneration for Mr. Sleeman, and $100 a month each to the Harbour Master and Assistant Master until the Officer selected by Your Lordship shall arrive.

I have the honour to lay before Your Lordship an application from Mr. John Inglis of Hongkong for this appointment. Mr. Inglis has for several years past conducted an...

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138 competent officer in the United Kingdom, who has had some experience under the Merchant Shipping Act, and to whom I would propose to give a salary of three thousand dollars a year as the Surveyor under the Hongkong Ordinance. 2. The person selected for this post should be competent to perform the duties of an Engineer Surveyor and a Shipwright Surveyor. 3. Pending Your Lordship's action and instructions on the subject, I have, as a temporary measure, made the following provisional appointments: Mr. R. H. Sleeman, R.N., (the Inspector of Machinery at the Royal Naval Yard) to be Acting Engineer Surveyor; and Messrs. Thomsett and M. Even, the Harbour Master and Assistant Harbour Master, to be Acting Shipwright Surveyors. 4. The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council have voted $160 a month as remuneration for Mr. Sleeman, and $100 a month each to the Harbour Master and Assistant Master until the Officer selected by Your Lordship shall arrive. I have the honour to lay before Your Lordship an application from Mr. John Inglis of Hongkong for this appointment. Mr. Inglis has for several years past conducted an...
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competent officer in the United Kingdom,

who has had some

experience under

a

the Merchant Shipping Ast, and to whom I would propose to give salary of three thousand dollars a as the Surveyor under the Hongkong-

Ordinance.

2.

year

The person selected for this post should be competent to perform

the duties of an Engineer Surveyor and

a

3.

Shipwright Surveyor.

Pending Your Lordship. 2

action and instructions on the subject,

I have, as a temporary

the

measure, made

following provisional appointments :

Mr. R. H. Sleeman, R.N., (the

Inspector of Mrockinery at the Royal ___

Copy of Ve

4.

Naval Yard) to be Acting Engineer Surveyor; and Mess." Thomsett and

M. Even, the Harbour Master and - Assistant Harbour Master) to be Acting Shipwright Surveyors.

The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council have voted #160 a -month as remuneration for Mr_____ Sleeman, and $100 a month each to the Harbour Master and Assistant Master until the Officer selected by Your Lordship shall arrive

مجھ

I have the honour to lay

before our Lordship an application.

your from Mr. John Inglish of Honghong for this appointment. Mr. Inglis for

several

years past conducted

an

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