CO129-298 - Governor Sir Blake Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne - 1900 [3-4] — Page 110

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In the contrary, new Waterworks have bren established in dowloon, Aberdeen und Chauki- -wan; large extensions of the Prity Waterworks have been carried out: Reclamation works, which have been placed under my charge, are still in active progress.

The work and responsibilities of his Department have recently been fargely increased by the taking over of the New Territory, in which the réponditure

works executed

for

already amounts to ver $150,000. Great

expansion has also recurred within the

tie bolony proper.

limits

of

"My salary

has now been raised to

$4,000, which is the same as that attache

to the office of Senior Excentive Engineer,

post which I held for & years prior to my

promotion to

my

present office.

I have now been Assistant Director

of Iublic Works

for the past

two

years and

at the time of my appointment, was recom -mended for a salary of $5,400. per annum. would therefore respectfully re- -quest that the increase recommended two

years

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