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COPY.

C. C.

97900

100

Eastern Central, District Office

6th August 1901.

The Superintendent,

Sir,

re Hong Kong appointment.

After an interview with the Postmaster General of Hong Kong, re appointment, both Mr. Martin and I beg leave to withdraw our applications on the ground of insufficiency of salary.

The cost of living we find would be 50 per cent. more than in this country and the increase in wages would hardly cover that; reckoning our emoluments we come to the conclusion that we should not be improving our position by accepting the appointment.

We are both pleased with our interview with the Postmaster General of Hong Kong and regret that he is not to be our chief, but we feel that it would be useless to go thousand of miles away to find ourselves holding superior appointment at an inferior salary.

I am,

Sir,

Yours respectfully,

(sd.) C. J. Benson.

P.S. This is written with Mr. Martin's approval as he is on his holidays.

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COPY. C. C. 97900 100 Eastern Central, District Office 6th August 1901. The Superintendent, Sir, re Hong Kong appointment. After an interview with the Postmaster General of Hong Kong, re appointment, both Mr. Martin and I beg leave to withdraw our applications on the ground of insufficiency of salary. The cost of living we find would be 50 per cent. more than in this country and the increase in wages would hardly cover that; reckoning our emoluments we come to the conclusion that we should not be improving our position by accepting the appointment. We are both pleased with our interview with the Postmaster General of Hong Kong and regret that he is not to be our chief, but we feel that it would be useless to go thousand of miles away to find ourselves holding superior appointment at an inferior salary. I am, Sir, Yours respectfully, (sd.) C. J. Benson. P.S. This is written with Mr. Martin's approval as he is on his holidays.
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J COPY. C. C. 97900 100 Eastern Central, District Office 6th August 1901. The Superintendent, Sir, re Hong Kong appointment. After an interview with the Postmaster General of Hong Kong, re appointment, both Mr. Martin and I beg leave to withdraw our applications on the ground of insufficiency of Salary. The cost of living we find would be 50 per cent. more than in this country and the increase in wages would hardly cover that; reckoning our emoluments we come to the conclusion that we should not be improving our position by accepting the appointment. We are both pleased with our interview with the Post- master General of Hong Kong and regret that he is not to be our chief, but we feel that it would be useless to go thousand of miles away to find ourselves holding superior appointment at an inferior salary. I am, Sir, Yours respectfully, (sd.) C. J. Benson. P.S. This is written with Mr. Martin's approval as he is on his holidays,
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COPY.

C. C.

97900

100

Eastern Central, District Office

6th August 1901.

The Superintendent,

Sir,

re Hong Kong appointment.

After an interview with the Postmaster General of Hong Kong, re appointment, both Mr. Martin and I beg leave to

withdraw our applications on the ground of insufficiency of

Salary.

The cost of living we find would be 50 per cent. more

than in this country and the increase in wages would hardly

cover that; reckoning our emoluments we come to the conclusion that we should not be improving our position by accepting the

appointment.

We are both pleased with our interview with the Post- master General of Hong Kong and regret that he is not to be our chief, but we feel that it would be useless to go thousand of miles away to find ourselves holding superior appointment

at an inferior salary.

I am,

Sir,

Yours respectfully,

(sd.) C. J. Benson.

P.S. This is written with Mr. Martin's approval as he is on

his holidays,

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