CO129-288 - Public Offices & Others - 1898 — Page 320

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ton London. W

Sepor 23rd 1898-

have the honour to acknowledge and

thank you for your letter in answer

application

for

ney

of salary, and

an increase of salary.

to respectfully request-

my case,

may

be

and that

a reconsideration of

my present application forwarded to Hongtong for

report.

It is now nearly six years since I recewed on increase, which was

given after

my apponituent

as

Sanitary Surveyor and

when the mantenance of the waterworks had also been added to my previous duties.

The work in respect of both the above as well as in maintenance of

exteub 30.

and

Rewero

bear

hos

certainly doubled quice 1892 bringing with is increased responsibilities, while I have carried out extraordinary public works to the same

before. It has

only

possible to do this by working long hours each day.

with

regard to length of serveed, I would respectfully point out that ho. Cooper receved a substantial increase after two years of Service offerrie and a second after another two years on

bis promotion to be Director of Public Works - both fr increased work and responsibility; while

The Under Secretary of State for the Colonies

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