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copies of letters from

Enclosures 1 and 2 20th+ 1915 Oct. 1898.

ation copies of Mr Ormoby and Mr Chatham, I have the honour to be,

Sir, Your Most Obedient Humble Servant,

Milauk

Major General, Administering the Go-

ernment.

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COPY.

sir,

ENCLOSURE 1

C.0.

20137

Public Works Department.

And 20 NOV 16

Hong-Kong, 20th, October, 1898.

522

With reference to C.0.D.239/98 and your minute

of 18.10.98, I regret that I am unable to give any more defi-

nite information.

2. Work such as I am daily called on to do in

connection with the Praya Works cannot be measured as the work

of a clerk or of a day labourer, no more than the work of a

consulting physician or a barrister could be measured in res-

pect to any one of the many cases on which they might be call-

ed on to express an opinion in a day.

3. The Praya Reclamation Work is the most in-

portant Engineering work in progress at present in the Colony,

frequently questions arise in which I am obliged to exercise

such skill and judgment as years of experience in work of cons-

truction have made me capable of all matters of importance

are referred to me for decision, and my visits of inspection

to the works are as frequent as the nature of my duties permit,

4. I beg that the Secretary of State may be

assured that I am not dissatisfied with my position, and I hope

The Honourable

have

The Colonial Secretary.