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My

Ind.

Enclosure 1.

C. O.

8633

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Public Works Department

SO APR 09/

Hong Kong 8th March 1889.

Mary

it please your Lordship

that having been connected with the Public Works. Department of this Colony

the

for past five (5) years as assistant Engineer I would beg your Lordship's indulgence in allowing me to offer myself for appointment in another Colony should opportunity offer.

I would request this favour on

the grounds of increasing expensed in living and house rent in this colony as compared with previous years, latter item. house rent alone having

of

the

gone up fifty per cent (50%) in my

& Right Foubl

The Lord Knutsford G. C. M. G.

Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State

for the Colonies

Chort

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