CO129-300 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [7-9] — Page 536

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RELO

Year 12 COT CO

Government House,

531

HongKong,

7th

September, 1900.

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sir,

In reply to your despatch No.259

of the 1st.ultimo I have the honour to inform you that I

concur with the opinion which you have formed on recon-

sidering the question of the salary of Mr. Chatham, assist- ant Director of Public Works, and see no objection to the salary of the post being fixed at $4800 rising by trien-

nial increments of $300 to $5400.

2: I shall accordingly insert the sum of $5100 in the Estimates for next year, thus allow- ing Mr.Chatham to draw his first increment from the 1st.

of January next.

The Right Honourable,

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

&C

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&C.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

your most obedient

Humble servant,

Henry Ashake

GOVERNOR, &C.