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that should

my suggestion

be favourably received

the honorarium should

date from the commencement

of this year

Since my arrival in

Hongkong a great deal of my time

has been occupied.

the details of the alterations

in the

the form of construction of the Praya wall, and the design of the Praya Plank, and much of this work has been

done during hours which

are not usually

devoted to official work. This has

been rendered necessary by

the amount of time

occupied by my ordinary

duties as

Surveyor General.

I have &c

S. Brown

Surveys General.

29/10/1890

Sir,

Colonial Secretary's Office

Hongkong 10th October 1890

I am directed by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government to acknowledge

the receipt of your letter No. 297 of the 5th instant applying for extra remuneration in consideration of the additional work entailed

upon you by the Praya Reclamation.

In reply I am directed to inform you

that His Excellency would not feel justified in complying

with

The Scribe

S. Brown

Surveyor General

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that should my suggestion be favourably received the honorarium should date from the commencement of this year Since my arrival in Hongkong a great deal of my time has been occupied. the details of the alterations in the the form of construction of the Praya wall, and the design of the Praya Plank, and much of this work has been done during hours which are not usually devoted to official work. This has been rendered necessary by the amount of time occupied by my ordinary duties as Surveyor General. I have &c S. Brown Surveys General. 29/10/1890 Sir, Colonial Secretary's Office Hongkong 10th October 1890 I am directed by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 297 of the 5th instant applying for extra remuneration in consideration of the additional work entailed upon you by the Praya Reclamation. In reply I am directed to inform you that His Excellency would not feel justified in complying with The Scribe S. Brown Surveyor General
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that should

my suggestion

be famnably received

the honorarium should

date from the commencement

ear. Since

of this year

arrival in

a

my

stingshong

great deal of my time

has been occupied.

the details of the alterations

in the

the fo

form of construction of the Praya wall, and the design of the Praya Plank, and much of this work has been

hours which

done during

not usually

are not

devoted

to official work. This has

been rendered nec.

by

the am

cessary ount of time.

occupied by my ordinary

duties as

Surveyor

I have &c

General.

30% S Brown Surveys General.

2920

Sir.

I

289

Colonial Secretary's Office

Stingthing 10th October 189%

am directed by Excellency the Officer Administering to acknowledge

stis

the Goverment-

the receipt

of your letter No 297 of the 5th instant applying for extra remuneration in consideration of the _additional work entailed

upon you by the Praya

In reply

reply dam

Reclamation.

2.

to inform you

that stio

Excellency would not feel justified in complying

The Scrible

S. Brown

Surveyor General

with

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