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President of the Sanitary Board was

because wo

umeration

atta "hed to the office.

7.

It will I trust be

distinctly understood that in _ asking for some ranuncration for my Praya Reclamation. I desire nothing for such services which properly

services ui connection with the

devolve on

acting for recognise

ite

ad

the Gov

Surveyor General

Gonument. I fully

ise that on ac

accepting my appointment these services

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at these services constituted.

proper part of my duties. But I feel shongly that some compensation is due for those special services which are performed in the unterest of the Lot-holders and for which parpment from the Praya fund is provided by

the Ordinance. These services are

all the more onering since the

Government has decided that the

work shall be carried out under

unproved

charge than

unproved methods by Chuviese instead of English Contactors, thus thrownig

a much larger additional amount of work and responsibile

vity upon the Euquicer in char was contemplated when the ordinance was passed, and it was proposed to execute the work without plant - and by stereotyped methods of which

the Chinese Contractors have

sufficient experience. We have now introduced complicated plant and appliances of which they have had no previous experience and of which the design and the processes of making and set

setting

the concrete.

Blocks require special CWAC and

experience.

For the consideration is

respectfully

nove sit forth Imost re

request that the case now submitted

རང

way

be reconsidered.

1. is regards the salary of the

Surveyor