CO129-245 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [5-7] — Page 155

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If subordinate officers in the Public service Hong Kong, whose limited Emoluments they enjoyed some years ago, scarcely enable them now to meet the increasing demands made upon them for house rent, in items of expenditure that has gone up 50 per cent within the last five years.

This officer's case is still further aggravated by the circumstance that Mr Maloch is now compelled to leave this climate and that he will have to make periodical family remittances home at a ruinous loss in exchange.

Since he joined the Department five years ago, Mr Maloch has been most painstaking and given great satisfaction in the performance of his duties, and I am glad to have this opportunity to testify to his high professional ability & efficiency, and to his great assiduity, & if his application for an increase of Salary cannot be considered, I would solicit the favourable consideration of His Excellency to his request to be recommended to the Colonial Office for promotion in another Colony.

I have the honour to be,

Your obedient Servant,

[sig] J. M. Price,

Surveyor General.

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152 If subordinate officers in the Public service Hong Kong, whose limited Emoluments they enjoyed some years ago, scarcely enable them now to meet the increasing demands made upon them for house rent, in items of expenditure that has gone up 50 per cent within the last five years. This officer's case is still further aggravated by the circumstance that Mr Maloch is now compelled to leave this climate and that he will have to make periodical family remittances home at a ruinous loss in exchange. Since he joined the Department five years ago, Mr Maloch has been most painstaking and given great satisfaction in the performance of his duties, and I am glad to have this opportunity to testify to his high professional ability & efficiency, and to his great assiduity, & if his application for an increase of Salary cannot be considered, I would solicit the favourable consideration of His Excellency to his request to be recommended to the Colonial Office for promotion in another Colony. I have the honour to be, Your obedient Servant, [sig] J. M. Price, Surveyor General.

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152 if habordinate officers in the Problic service Hong Kong whose limited Emolumento they empficed some years - ago, scarcely. Enable thems now to meet the increasing demando made repon them for house rent, in items of expenditure that has gone up 50 per cent within the last five years. This afficers case is still further aggravated by the circumstance that Mṛṣ Maloch is now compelled to leave this climate and that he will have to make periodical family remittances home at a ruinous loss in exchange. Since he joined the Department five years a gr. Mr Maloch has been most agr painstaking and given great satisfaction in the performance of his duties, and I and glad to have this apportunity to testify to his high professional ability & efficiency, and to his great assiduity, & if his application for an increase of Salary cannot be "considered, I would colicit the favourable ansideration of ot's soccellency to his request to be recommended to the Colonial office for promotion in another Colony. I have the honour to be Jom Lis the dient Servant, [siz? ) J. M. Price, Surveyor femen col.

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habordinate officers in the Problic service Hong Kong whose limited Emolumento they empficed some years - ago, scarcely. Enable thems now to meet the increasing demando made repon them for house rent, in items of expenditure that has gone up 50 per cent within the last five years.

This afficers case is still further aggravated by the circumstance that Mṛṣ Maloch is now compelled to leave this climate and that he will have to make periodical family remittances home at a ruinous loss in exchange.

Since he joined the Department five years a gr. Mr Maloch has been most

agr painstaking and given great satisfaction in the performance of his duties, and I and glad to have this apportunity to testify to his high professional ability & efficiency, and to his great assiduity, & if his application for an increase of Salary cannot be "considered, I would colicit the favourable ansideration of ot's soccellency to his request to be recommended to the Colonial office for promotion in another Colony.

I have the honour to be

Jom

Lis

the dient Servant,

[siz? ) J. M. Price,

Surveyor femen col.

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