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COPY.

ENCLOSURE

CEST 210

174

Rest 3 JAN 13

CN

3

Minute by the Harbour Master,

Hon. Colonial Secretary,

Submitted. I sincerely hope that these officers will now be granted a substantial increase. I believe there are no harder worked officers in the Government Service.

Reference is made by them to the pay of the similar posts at Calcutta where the surveyor gets Rs.1,000 a month and the 2nd surveyor Rs. 500, to this I have to add that the foreign trade tonnage of all British India Ports in 1896 was 8,220,150 tons while Hong Kong's foreign trade tonnage in European constructed vessels was 8,971,452.

(Sgd.) R. Murray Rumsey,

17.11.97.

Harbour Master.

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COPY. ENCLOSURE CEST 210 174 Rest 3 JAN 13 CN 3 Minute by the Harbour Master, Hon. Colonial Secretary, Submitted. I sincerely hope that these officers will now be granted a substantial increase. I believe there are no harder worked officers in the Government Service. Reference is made by them to the pay of the similar posts at Calcutta where the surveyor gets Rs.1,000 a month and the 2nd surveyor Rs. 500, to this I have to add that the foreign trade tonnage of all British India Ports in 1896 was 8,220,150 tons while Hong Kong's foreign trade tonnage in European constructed vessels was 8,971,452. (Sgd.) R. Murray Rumsey, 17.11.97. Harbour Master.
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M COPY. ENCLOSURE CEST 210 174 Rest 3 JAN 13 CN 3 Minute by the Harbour Master, Hon. Colonial Secretary, Submitted. I sincerely hope that these offi- cers will now be granted a substantial increase. I believe there are no harder worked officers in the Government Ser- vice. Reference is made by them to the pay of the similar posts at Calcutta where the surveyor gets Rs.1,000 a month and the 2na. surveyor Rs. 500, to this I have to add that the foreign trade tonnage of all British India Ports in 1896 was 8,220,150 tons we Hong-Kong's foreign trade tonnage in European constructed vessels was 8,971,4 452. (Sa.) R. Murray Rumsey, 17.11.97. Harbour Master.
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COPY.

ENCLOSURE

CEST 210

174

Rest 3 JAN 13

CN

3

Minute by the Harbour Master,

Hon. Colonial Secretary,

Submitted. I sincerely hope that these offi-

cers will now be granted a substantial increase. I believe

there are no harder worked officers in the Government Ser-

vice.

Reference is made by them to the pay of the

similar posts at Calcutta where the surveyor gets Rs.1,000

a month and the 2na. surveyor Rs. 500, to this I have to add

that the foreign trade tonnage of all British India Ports

in 1896 was 8,220,150 tons we Hong-Kong's foreign trade

tonnage in European constructed vessels was 8,971,4 452.

(Sa.) R. Murray Rumsey,

17.11.97.

Harbour Master.

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