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then on many occasions the work had to be done far too hurriedly and I consider that an additional clerk is urgently needed.
My average working hours on ordinary days are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. less one hour for Tiffin. On Mail days, i.e. when Contract Packets (either British or French) arrive or depart, my working hours average ten per diem and as there is at least one Contract Packet arriving & one departing per week, my working hours per week are considerably in excess of the average Hongkong Civil Servant's hours.
I would also point out that I am held responsible for the safe & accurate delivery or despatch of all covers & parcels either posted at this office, arriving here or passing through a decouvert. I have also to furnish security and my salary is only $120 per month with no allowance of any kind save the usual compensation on half of my salary, nor is there any prospect of an increase as $120 per month is the maximum pay for the appointment I now hold. I would also point out that an accountant for the G.P.O. was appointed a short time ago at a salary of $140 per month to commence with, and that the Chief Clerk in the G.P.O. at present has a salary of $140 per month with an allowance of $30 per month for house-rent; neither of these two officers are held responsible for any loss nor are they required to furnish security.
I have, like the Chief Clerk, to attend the office on the arrival of all Contract Mails and remain there until my work is finished, which is generally after most of the G.P.O. clerks have finished & left the office.
As a proof of the accurate way in which the work is carried on, I beg to draw your attention to the fact that during the two & a half years I have been in charge of this department
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then on many occasions the work had to be done far too hurri- edly and I consider that an additional clerk is urgently
needed.
My average working hours on ordinary days are from 98,1. to 5 p,m. less one hour for Tiffin on Mail days i.e.when contract Packets (either British or French) arrive or depart my working hours average ten per diem and as there is at least one Contract Packet arriving & one departing per week my working hours per week are considerably in excess of the
average Hongkong Civil Servant's hours.
I would also point out that I am held responsible for the safe & accurate delivery or despatch of all covers & parcels either posted at this office, arriving here or passing through a decouvert.I have also to furnish security and my salary is only $120 per month with no allowance of any kind save the usual compensation on the half of my salary, nor is there any prospect of an increase as $120 per month is the maximum pay for the appointment I now hold. Iwould also point out, that an accountant for the G.F.0. was appointed a short time ago at a salary of $140 per month to commence with and that the Chief Clerk in the G.P.0. at present has a Salary of $140 per month with an allowance of $30 per month for house-rent neither of these two officers are held responsible for any loss nor are they required to furnish security.
I have like the Chief Clerk, to attend the office on the arrival of all Contract Mails and remain there until my work is finished, which is generally after the most. of the 3.0.P. clerks have finished & left the office.
As a proof of the accurate way in which the work is car- ried on I beg to draw your attention to the fact that during the two & a half years, I have been in charge of this
department
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