Hong Kong, half of his salary is paid at
J
7) to the dollar.
{ "aking exchange at 2/2 this represents a salary of $3600 in toto or thereabout.
The work in Singapore cannot be great.
aj that performed in Hong Kong is the vessels sailing out of Singapore and carrying Passenger Certificates are very much smaller than those sailing from His Colony, going few, if any, large steamers are ever surveyed.
Chief Engineers of steamers on the China Coast draw salaries and allowances varying from $3,400 to $3600 per annum.
The duties of Assistant Marine Surveyor are much more responsible and much more arduous than those of the Chief Engineer of a steamer.
Within the last ten years the average steam pressure carried on steamers has increased 100%, steamers have increased in tonnage and horse-power; with the introduction of triple expansion engines, evaporators, etc., and with the new Life Saving Appliance Act the work and responsibility have very materially increased in this sub-department.
My present salary is $2400, the same as was fixed in 1883 when the work was considerably less than it is now.
I therefore respectfully request you to recommend that His Excellency may be pleased to grant my petition.
Your obedient servant,
James Macdonald, Acting Assistant Marine Surveyor.
Harbour Master.
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Hong Kong, half of his salary is paid at
J
7) to the dollar.
{ "aking exchange at 2/2 this repro- sents a salary of $3600 in toto or thereabout.
The work in Singapore cannot be
great.
aj
that performed in song Kong
is the vessels sailing
out
of Singapore and
-carrying Passenger Certifiests are very much smaller than those sailing from
His Colore
ocean
Phero.
while Colony,
going
few, if any, large
steamers are ever
are ever surveyed
Chief Enquirers of steamers on
the Chino, Coast draw salaries and new
allowance.
varying from $3,400 to $3600
· per annuine.
The duties of Assistant Marine
Surveyor
and
very
of
are much more.
responsible
much more arduous than Krose
the Chief Engineer of
Within the last ten
在
w steamer.
years the average
steam pressure carried on shamers has
increped 100
Jo, steamers have increased
#
in torrage
and horse - porser ; with the introduction of triple expansion enquires,
svaporators, ets, and with the new Life Saving Appliance Act the work and row:
ponsibility haw
very materially increased in this sub- department.
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My present salary is $2400 for the same as was fixed in 1883
when the work was con
it is nows -
that
I you
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conviderably less than
therefore respectfully request
wal recommend and that Sis
Excellency may be presved to grant my petition.
You. R. M. Runway,
Harbour Master.
have J
"James Macdonald, fr. Asst. Marins Surveyor.
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