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No. 411.

Hongkong.

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Government House,

Hongkong, 12th. September, 1902.

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41670.

With reference to paragraph 7 of Sir

William Gascoigne's Despatch No. 398 of the 4th. instant, I

have the honour to inform you that I have reason to believe

that a Superintendent of good Scientific training cannot be

obtained for the salary (£440 500) originally proposed by

me for this post.

2.

I have therefore to suggest that the salary

be increased to 2500 rising by triennial increments of £40 to

£620 with free quarters, the value of which will not, however,

count for pension purposes.

3.

The acquisition of the New Territories

renders the appointment a more important one than it has been

and I consider that a Superintendent of higher training than

the present Acting Superintendent, Mr. Tutcher, possesses

should be appointed. I have therefore to recommend that a

thoroughly efficient candidate be selected and sent to the

Micate

Colony.

I enclose the usual paper of particulars

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P..

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