Office Despatch W:1/11 of the 18th September, 1867, the Surveyor-General of Hong Kong was allowed to receive a fee of one per cent on the amount realized by the sale of Crown Lands, and prays that, as he has never drawn these fees for his own use, and as in 1882 he voluntarily relinquished his right of drawing them without asking for, or obtaining any compensation on his part, he may be allowed, when the time comes for his retiring from the service, to reckon such fees at a sum not exceeding £100 a year in addition to his salary, in accordance with the rule applicable in cases where fees form part of the emoluments of an office.
2. Since his appointment in 1873 to be Surveyor-General, Mr. Prive, feeling that it would be better that he should abstain from deriving any personal advantage
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Office Despatch W:1/11 of the 18th September, 1867, the Surveyor- General of HongKong was
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allowed to receive a fee of one per-cent per cent on the amount.
" realized by the sale of Crown
Lands, and prays that, as he
has
his
volun
never
drawn these fees for
use, and as in 1882 he
own use,
untarily relinquished his right of drawing them without
this surrender
asking for, or obtaining any — compensation for on his part, he may be
allowed
allowed, when the time comes
for his retiring from the service,
to reckon such
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fees at.
a sum
· not exceeding
£100
a
year
in
addition to his
salary, in
accordance with the rule
applicable in cases where fees
form part of the emoluments
of an office.
2.
Since his appointment
in 1873 to be Surveyor-General, Mr. Prive, feeling that it would
be better that he should abstain
from deriving any personal
advantage
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