CO129-310 - Acting Governor Major Gen Gascoigne - 1902 [1-4] — Page 311

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Wives and children areurance of the raid Rule and your Petitioner has more regeerted the local Government to reconsider his case but has been imposed that it cannot be re-opened.

Your Petitioner is required to do more Building Overeier and is employed in the reeponsible position of Inspector of Buildings. His duties are on arduous and his Salary is emall and inadequate to the incrcased expense of living in this Colony. He with difficulty maintains himself and his Wife and one Child and the said sum of $350.97 is of importance to him. He submits that he has been unjustly compelled to repay that sum to the Government and that he is clearly entitled under the said Rule 183 of the "Colonial Office Regulations" to have the passages of his Wife and child (as well as his own) paid for by the Crown Agents or by the Government of Hongkong.

The said Rule draws no distinction between temporary and permanent appointments and your Petitioner's appointment is for a period of three years with possible extension.

Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays that you may be pleased to direct that the sum of $350.97 be paid to your Petitioner as aforesaid and repaid by him (under protest) to the Government of Hongkong be again paid to him by the Crown Agents or by the local Government.

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307 Wives and children areurance of the raid Rule and your Petitioner has more regeerted the local Government to reconsider his case but has been imposed that it cannot be re-opened. Your Petitioner is required to do more Building Overeier and is employed in the reeponsible position of Inspector of Buildings. His duties are on arduous and his Salary is emall and inadequate to the incrcased expense of living in this Colony. He with difficulty maintains himself and his Wife and one Child and the said sum of $350.97 is of importance to him. He submits that he has been unjustly compelled to repay that sum to the Government and that he is clearly entitled under the said Rule 183 of the "Colonial Office Regulations" to have the passages of his Wife and child (as well as his own) paid for by the Crown Agents or by the Government of Hongkong. The said Rule draws no distinction between temporary and permanent appointments and your Petitioner's appointment is for a period of three years with possible extension. Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays that you may be pleased to direct that the sum of $350.97 be paid to your Petitioner as aforesaid and repaid by him (under protest) to the Government of Hongkong be again paid to him by the Crown Agents or by the local Government.

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Wives and children en urecance of the raid Rule and your

Petitioner has mor

regeerted the local Government 10 reconsider his case but has been imposed. that it cannot be re

than the mork of a

opened.

Your Petitioner is required to do more Building Overeier and is employed in the reeponsible position of Inspector of Buildings. His duties are on arduous and his Talary is emall and m inadequate to the incrcased expense of living in this Colony. Ite with difficulty maintains himself and his Wife and in Child and the said sum of $350-97a¿'s importance to him. He submits that he has been unjustly compelled to repay * that eam to the Government and that he is clearly entitled under the said thale 183 of the "Colonial Office Res qulations to have the passages of ins Wife and child (as well as his own) paid for by the Crown Agents or by the Government of Hongkong.

The said Reile draws no distinction ( between temporary and permanent appointments and your Petitioner's appointment is for a period of three year

possible extension.

Your Petitioner therefore humbly. prays -

with a

(4)

That.

you may be pleased to direct that the cum of A $350.97 Ca

eo paid to

your.

Petitioner as aforesaid and repaid by

him (under profeet)

to the Government of Houghing be again paid to him by the Crown lifants et

by the local

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