CO129-272 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [5-9] — Page 567

unable at that time to grant my request.

I nove agains respectfully ask you

to be good mough to forward this letter for His Revellency's consideration, and to favou . ably recommend for an improvement of

my

condition.

heavier

The work of this office is be

year agher year,

becoming

becoming

overline work is

more and more frequent without extra remuneration for it, and the

any salary

was $4

seurann

• practically the same as it years ago . I respectfully beg to

mention that the fees collected for work done out of office hours, for this mouth alone amounts to $140.

From statistics I know to be correct

the Government Marin Surveyor at Singapore

receives a salary of $3,600 for

ramane and

exchange compensation, a personal allow=

of $240 and is allowed by the

Straits Govern

گری ترکی

" Government to take

Enquieer Surveyor

up

the duties.

to the Bureau Veritas

Register of Shipping at Singapore from which

alle

he receives a further nicome of about $850

year .

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The Surveyor to Lloyds Register at

this port, recaises à

salary of £600 sterling,

anmune is attained,

riving yearly 200 until a maximum

income of £900 per

and

enjoy a passion from Lloyds after

of 15 years.

is service of 15-

when

In the Imperial Service, Surveyors

first appointed to the Board of Strade. commence with a salary of £220,

0 for an= num, rising yearly

£12. In this

with

Colony

sincrease of

the income is a

fixture; and the work I vorhere to say,

( without regard to clinste / much more

than is performed by any single

heavy than is Shipwright

lib and

Ruquier Surveyor in

the Bourd of Frade .

At the time I passed a technint

and medical examination before the Board

Swas

for my appointment to Stong Kong. under the impression that after & few years. service in this Colony with a good record

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