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Enclosure 17.

505

General Test Office Wanchai, 16 November, 1890:

The Right Honourable Lord Knutsford, G.C.M.G.

H.M. Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies.

&c.

&c.

&c.

My Lord,

I beg most respectfully to submit for your Lordship's consideration my petition for a personal allowance of $20 per mensem, based on the grounds which I shall proceed to enumerate.

Under the new scheme for the readjustment of salaries, instead of receiving an increase, I shall be placed at a disadvantage, for the increase I shall be entitled to amounts to $4 per mensem on my present salary, while on the other hand I shall be required to contribute to the Widows and Orphans' Pension Fund to the extent of $5.74, which means an actual reduction of $1.76 on my present emoluments.

Having a wife and several children to support and spending most of my time at sea as a Marine Officer, ...

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Enclosure 17. 505 General Test Office Wanchai, 16 November, 1890: The Right Honourable Lord Knutsford, G.C.M.G. H.M. Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. &c. &c. &c. My Lord, I beg most respectfully to submit for your Lordship's consideration my petition for a personal allowance of $20 per mensem, based on the grounds which I shall proceed to enumerate. Under the new scheme for the readjustment of salaries, instead of receiving an increase, I shall be placed at a disadvantage, for the increase I shall be entitled to amounts to $4 per mensem on my present salary, while on the other hand I shall be required to contribute to the Widows and Orphans' Pension Fund to the extent of $5.74, which means an actual reduction of $1.76 on my present emoluments. Having a wife and several children to support and spending most of my time at sea as a Marine Officer, ...
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! Enclosure 17. 505 Seneral Test Office Wonythong, 16. Nosomber, 1890: The Right Honourable Lord Knutsford, G. CM.G. H.M. Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. &c. &c. Se My Lord, but the 1. I beg most respectfully -most mspectfully to submit for your Lordship's considnation this. my petition for personal allowance of $20 per vmensem, based on the grounds which I shall proved to enumerate Under the nuw scheme for the readjustment of salaries, instead of receiving an increase, I shall be placed at a disadvantage, for the increase I shall be entitled to amounts to of #4 per VALAVALV commy present sutury, while on the other hand I shall be required to contribute to the Widows and Orphans' Tension Sund to the extent of of 5.74, which, means an actual Creduction of $ 1.76 on my present emoluments. Having a wife and several children to support and spending, What benefit family. для as Marine Officer, most of my time at
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Enclosure 17.

505

Seneral Test Office Wonythong, 16. Nosomber, 1890:

The Right Honourable Lord Knutsford, G. CM.G.

H.M. Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies.

&c.

&c.

Se

My Lord,

but the

1.

I beg most respectfully

-most mspectfully to submit for your

Lordship's considnation this.

my petition for

personal allowance of $20 per vmensem, based on the grounds which I shall proved to enumerate

Under the nuw scheme for the readjustment of

salaries, instead of receiving an increase, I shall be

placed at a disadvantage, for the increase I shall be entitled to amounts to of #4 per

VALAVALV

commy present sutury, while on the other hand I shall be required to contribute to the Widows and Orphans' Tension Sund to the extent of of 5.74, which,

means an actual

Creduction of $ 1.76 on my present emoluments.

Having a wife and several children to support and spending,

What benefit family. для

as Marine Officer, most of my time

at

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