CO129-278 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1897 [11-12] — Page 207

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In submitting this application, asking again for an increase of salary I would ask His Excellency's indulgence to make my case an exceptional one for reasons I beg to explain.

No increment was given to the Marine Surveyor of this department in 1890 when other officers in the Service received an increase of pay varying from 20 per cent to 36 per cent and I would ask to be placed in the same category.

This sub-department was first established in February 1881, and the permanent salary remains the same today as then, while the work done now, with the same assistance is nearly double it was at that time, and increasing year after year on record.

The last twelve months being the largest.

In my petition, which was forwarded to His Excellency the Governor last year, I mentioned that the Marine Surveyor of Singapore received from the Straits Government the same salary as myself, and in addition to this, was allowed to take private work, for which he received a further income of about $80 a month.

The Government Marine Surveyor of Calcutta draws a salary from the Bengal Government of one thousand and thirty-five Rupees a month, and his Assistant's pay is equivalent to my own, while the work done in Hong-Kong far ex-

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204 In submitting this application, asking again for an increase of salary I would ask His Excellency's indulgence to make my case an exceptional one for reasons I beg to explain. No increment was given to the Marine Surveyor of this department in 1890 when other officers in the Service received an increase of pay varying from 20 per cent to 36 per cent and I would ask to be placed in the same category. This sub-department was first established in February 1881, and the permanent salary remains the same today as then, while the work done now, with the same assistance is nearly double it was at that time, and increasing year after year on record. The last twelve months being the largest. In my petition, which was forwarded to His Excellency the Governor last year, I mentioned that the Marine Surveyor of Singapore received from the Straits Government the same salary as myself, and in addition to this, was allowed to take private work, for which he received a further income of about $80 a month. The Government Marine Surveyor of Calcutta draws a salary from the Bengal Government of one thousand and thirty-five Rupees a month, and his Assistant's pay is equivalent to my own, while the work done in Hong-Kong far ex-

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204 In submitting this application, asking again for an increase of salary I would ask His Excellency's in- dulgence to make my case an exceptional one for reagons I beg to explain. No increment was given to the Marine Sur- veyor of this department in 1890 when other officers in the Service received an increase of pay varying from 20 per cent to 36 per cent and I would ask to be placed in the same category. This sub-department was first established in February 1381, and the permanent salary remains the same to- day as then, while the work cone now, with the same assist- ance is nearly double it was at that time, and increasing year after year on record. J the last twelve months being the largest In my petition, which was forwarded to His Excellency the Governor last year, I mentioned that the Ma- rine Surveyor of Singapore received from the Straits Govern- ment the sale salary as myself, and in audition to this, was allowed to take private work, for which he received a fur- ther income of about $80 a month. The Government Marine Surveyor of Calcutta draws a salary from the Bengal Government of one thousand & thirty five Rupees a month, anu his Assistants pay is equi valent to my own, while the work done in long-Kong far ex-

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204

In submitting this application, asking again

for an increase of salary I would ask His Excellency's in-

dulgence to make my case an exceptional one for reagons I

beg to explain.

No increment was given to the Marine Sur-

veyor of this department in 1890 when other officers in the

Service received an increase of pay varying from 20 per

cent to 36 per cent and I would ask to be placed in the

same category.

This sub-department was first established in

February 1381, and the permanent salary remains the same to-

day as then, while the work cone now, with the same assist-

ance is nearly double it was at that time, and increasing

year after year

on record.

the last twelve months being the largest

In my petition, which was forwarded to His

Excellency the Governor last year, I mentioned that the Ma-

rine Surveyor of Singapore received from the Straits Govern-

ment the sale salary as myself, and in audition to this, was

allowed to take private work, for which he received a fur-

ther income of about $80 a month.

The Government Marine Surveyor of Calcutta

draws a salary from the Bengal Government of one thousand

& thirty five Rupees a month, anu his Assistants pay is equi

valent to my own, while the work done in long-Kong far ex-

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