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The humble Petition of the Under-
signed respectfully sheweth:
I.
Your petitioners are all members, other
than the Chinese, of the subordinate staff of the Civil
Service of Hongkong.
2.
On the 14th. June last, your petitioners
jointly addressed a letter to the Hon'ble the Acting
Colonial Secretary preferring a request to His Excellency
the Acting Governor for a consideration of the inadequacy
of their salaries as compared to the hard conditions of
living in Hongkong which have prevailed for some time
past in the Colony. In this letter, your petitioners
presented a brief statement of the reasons which had
urged them to make the joint request. Your petitioners beg leave to attach hereto (Enclosure 1) a copy of their
letter aforesaid to the Hon'ble the Acting Colonial
Secretary.
3.
On the 22nd August, in reply to their
letter, your petitioners were informed by the Hon'ble
the Acting Colonial Secretary in his letter No. 1479
(copy also attached- Enclosure 2) that the Officer
Administering the Government regretted he was unable to
grant their joint request. This letter from the
Hon'ble the Acting Colonial Secretary does not give any
reasons which led to a determination so wholly unfavour-
able to your petitioners.
4.
Your
To the Right Honourable
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, H.P.,
H. M.'s Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies,
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