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Enclosure 1.

463

Surveyor General to Acting Colonial Secretary.

(no)

Hongkong, 10th August, 1887.


Public Works Department,

9751

Sir,

In consequence of the expiration of the term of service or early departure of Mr. Lidstone, Clerk of Works in this Department, I was about to address you requesting that the Crown Agent be written to for another Clerk of Works to succeed Mr. Lidstone on the same terms as the latter, but Mr. Bowdler, the Assistant Surveyor General, having represented to me that it would be far preferable to engage two Overseers of Buildings at reduced pay and to promote these men to the Office of Clerk of Works, if certain conditions are met.

...

To J. Stewart, LL.D.

Acting Colonial Secretary,

...

ye/

yo

yeate

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Enclosure 1. 463 Surveyor General to Acting Colonial Secretary. (no) Hongkong, 10th August, 1887. Public Works Department, 9751 Sir, In consequence of the expiration of the term of service or early departure of Mr. Lidstone, Clerk of Works in this Department, I was about to address you requesting that the Crown Agent be written to for another Clerk of Works to succeed Mr. Lidstone on the same terms as the latter, but Mr. Bowdler, the Assistant Surveyor General, having represented to me that it would be far preferable to engage two Overseers of Buildings at reduced pay and to promote these men to the Office of Clerk of Works, if certain conditions are met. ... To J. Stewart, LL.D. Acting Colonial Secretary, ... ye/ yo yeate
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Enclosure 1.

463

Surveyor Several to Aating Colonial shanetary.

(pu)

Hongkong, 10th Adjust, 1887).

Public Works Department,

9751

Sir

པོ་

consequence of the expiration

service or vid early departiene

of the term of.

M: Lidstone, Clerk of t

of all.

:

Works in this

Departinent, I was about to address you.

requesting that the Crown Ageuk be

written to

6 for

another clenk

of

works to

succeed Mr sidstone the came

terme de

on

the latter, bubM! Bowdler,

the eAsistant Sevrveyor Gesional, having

Me

represented to me that it would be fan proferceble to engage in

in lieu

two Overseers of Buildings

of Buildings at reduced.

-pay and to promote these men to the Office of Clarke of Works, if ceften three

love: J. Stewent, LL.D.

don

Acting & Sonial Feeretam,

Jc...

Ye/

yo

yeate

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