CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12] — Page 538

Enclosure 2.

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Mr Chadwick to Acting Colonial Secretory :)

Hongkong, G. December, 1889.

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Referring to my ( confidential)

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" on the subject letter dated 30th. November 1889, I have the

farrangements in

onation with the honour to call your

xecution of

proposed Idrainage

system.

attention to the urgent

necessity for an augmentation of the n Professional Staff of the Surveyor General's Department.

2.

Both the Surveyor General and

Mr Cooper have most cordially afforded

every

me

assistance in their power; sacrificing

event in so

doing, I fear,

duties

the other.

and important of the department.

• Nevertheless I find myself una

unable to make

that I desire, in the performance want of sufficient

the progress

of my special duties

for

L3/21/01/12 (98 11/007 gnof 1981/or ones

The Honourable

The Acting Colonial Secretary,

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assistance