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Enclosure 2

Public Works Department

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MEG 33

Public Works Offer,

Hong Kong, 10th ruby 1898.

In connection with

affitication from

the

Braya

Mr. Bowdler, Special Enginer of

Reclamation Works, for four months leave

February last to be followed

from the 1st

of

by his retirement

from

the service, I had

the honour to address

you th December and

the 10

in

of

letters

༣འ་འ the 6th January

last. In the first letter I proposed to undertake Mr. Bowdler's dutie's myself in order that his full pay leave in

and

might

more

urged

that

be granted, and in my second I fully stated in futurs the trays works should be

carried on

my reasons,

directly by

the Public Works

Department, and not under

any separate

system or rules. At the same time I point. -ed out that extra work and responsibility

woul

The Honourable

The Colonial secretary