CO129-265 - Public Offices & Others - 1894 — Page 711

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my

Leave

Certificate

ww

already made up,

in alte tite I

)

I thought it best to leave the

Cammel

to England.

I have

no

official refernce to the above mentioned despatch but I think it reached Hong Kong in 1882, and at that time could not have referred to the Personal Allowance for knowledge of themese" to the masters at Queen's Colle.

College, for such allowance was not granted till the end of 1892, and at that time.

the only master who had

passed sufficiently high standard to gain

ance.

Even fuld

it was

swrmesing that the despatch

good

gravit

allowances as

a

an allow

Artes

futuro, I beg to suggest that

to

to

refer only such personal chair coolies, horse allowance,

house next, travelling expenses and such

like allowances that could be

made rise of by the locum tenens

enjoyed

the ab 업

sent officer.

The O

refer

to is

ao

Personal Allowance howeve

ever that I given

a bonus for knowledge acquired (and to stimulate others to acquire

t

or the

And Rul

of

to

my

the same) and such knowleage. such knowledge cannot be handed over

locum teneno:

I trust that

ledge that

ou will be able to acknow-

you

my interpretation of

the circular

is correct, and that Imay be allowed to draw the said personal allowance of $180 (at 44/. the dollar) in full while

Should

to

grant it

Boy

leave.

hot

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your

a way

you on the above basis, I beg to ask

for

it

om

the

maste

Kammero

lar was

grounds

that when the Aven

forwarded to the College, the Heard.

asked to forward

the

of all who were entitled to any remuneration on that head, and the amount due to each.

the payment of such allowance was to com.

from the day on

which such qualify-

rence

ing certificate

twas

gained. As stated above,

then the only master who held such

certificate, and as

Ledo

a

ficate for

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that, held that certi-

years,

it

brought the amount

due to me, as arrears, to somewhere rear o $2000, when this

the Colonial was sent in, Secretary said it was not meant to be retro- spective, but that I might draw $180 a year (the

the value of my calificate from !"?" January

made an

1893. On receipt of that I

appeal, and the headmaster supported it and porrit ed out that for years past the fovernme has held out hopes of come tangible reward been settled, and surg.

which had never

gested that marry mea

to

amy

made a

Lars

yet

as I had held the certificate so

and was the only

allowance,

special one,

of my long serences #360 per

that

and

my

care

one entitled

might be

in consideration.

allowance of

special

given one,

an: should bé

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arry

predecessor had drawn an allowance of $1480

those grounds.

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The Colonial Secretary's previous decision however was maintained, and Iwas advised addrees Itis Lordship

by the Headmaster not to

the Secretary of State

ter at that tirine.

for

the Colonies on

the mat