CO129-303 - Public Offices & Others - 1900 — Page 457

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

Allowance hold & good in Hongkong inly gain no benefit there from either on leave or When I draw my pension, whereas the house- allowance that the masters of the Jueen $52 College usech to

was incorporated into Will Salaries years ago, I believe, and shus there they gain a great addend age sore me so that petit-only.

I need not point out to you, Right Honourable Sir, that I am as much affected by the great

increase in prices of house rent and Other things in Hongkong

Hongkong as they are, and as I have a daughter at school in England to provide for, it is a great-struggle for me with the dollar at so Row a rate as it has

been for a long time and still is, to meet my expensels. I pray therefore that it

bit may

ronny please you, Night Honourable Sir to at least gourmet- that my house allowance shall be incorporated in my salary, so that I may get the compen sellin Allowance ton that, if it does not seem in your power to grant me any further advance Whick, however, I pray you may; am the sessive that I may be put on a par dévesh Assistant masters at Jueen's College, as I have now served the Government for nearly since the honour to be

years

§.

Right Honourable Sir

Mostobedient servant with Annie Baleman,

hool for

body

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