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ground. Viz:- That as it is the settled policy of the Government to select Cadets and Cadets only for appointment to the higher posts in the Hongkong civil service, and inasmuch as I am not one of this privileged class, I would by remaining in Hongkong be for ever debarred from applying for, with any certainty of obtaining, such promotion as I might be considered worthy to receive where the circumstances pointed out are non-existent. Copy future welfare. it is,
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I respectfully claim necessary for me to obtain transfer at once, and this I hope will excuse my troubling you at the present time,
Having regard also to my past services in different Colonies (the record of which I beg leave to invite a reference, to the Colonial Office List for the current year) and honestly believing as I have reason to do, that I succeeded in performing the duties of the many and varied Offices to the entire satisfaction of the respective Governments under whom I had the honour to serve, I am somewhat emboldened to humbly draw attention to these facts and to earnestly ask that these services may be considered as entitling me to apply for substantial promotion.
I am unaware of any reason why, unless I am to be punished for some offence of which I am ignorant, my transfer from St. Vincent, where I held a post equal in rank to the Postmaster Generalship of Hongkong, to my present substantive post should militate against my claims for promotion, nor can I conceive now that I have learned how adversely present conditions affect my future, to which fact I have previously most respectfully drawn attention, that such promotion as I may merit will be withheld and I be allowed to suffer.
If I may be allowed I would also like to state that my salary as Assistant Postmaster General is, in comparison with salaries drawn by Officers holding equal and in some cases less responsible positions, very much less than I beg leave to submit it should be.
Besides I regret to say that owing to the complete break down in health of my wife and children through residence in Hongkong it has become an absolute necessity for me to send them to England, and as a return to Hongkong in their interest will be unwise it will be necessary for me to keep them in England. This as will be seen will make it an impossibility for me to exist on my present salary and at the same time provide for my wife and family - (a young one growing up and needing of all things a good education) - and on their behalf as well as my own claims I most earnestly pray that until such suitable appointment may be found to which I may be considered deserving of being transferred, my case may receive favourable consideration and my application for a special increase to my salary may be granted.
I trust I may be pardoned for trespassing at such length on your valuable time.
I have the honour to be
Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
G. Cembuan Lewis
Acting Postmaster General
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ground .Viz:- That as it is the settled.policy of the Government .to select.Cadets and Cadets only for appointment to the higher posts in the Hongkong.civil service, and inasmuch as I am not one of this privileged class, I would by remaining in Hongkong-be for ever .debarred from applying for, with.any.certainty of obtaining, such
promotion as I might be considered worthy to receive where the oir- cumstances pointed out are.non existent. Copy future welfare.it.is,
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I respectfully claim necessary for me.to obtain.transfer at once, and this I hope will excusejay troubling you at the present time,
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(the record of which I beg leave toyinvite.a, reference, to the Colonial Office Gist for the current year) and honestly believing as1 have reason,to do; takt I suocoaded.in performing the duties of the many and varied Offices to the entire satisfaction of the respective Govern- -nents under whom I had bad, the honour to serve, I fasì sonomhat embol-
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far same © offence of whịch I ̧an ignorant,',my transfer from St. Vincent, where I held a post equal in bank to the Postnastier Generalship of “Hongkong,...to my present substantive post should militate agaflint.my
.claims .for promotion, nor can I conceive new that I have learned how adversely present conditions affeofmy future. internats, po which fact I have previously most mespeétfully drain attention, that such promotion as I may merit will be wilfheld and I be sllowed to
suffer.
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If I may be allowed I would also like to state that my sale- ry as Assistant Postmaster Gésenal áş in comparison with salaŢION „drawn by Officers holding.#qual.and in some cases less responsible positiens very much less than I beg leave to submit it should be.
Besides I regret to say that owing to the complete break down in
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health of my wife and children through.residence in Hongkong it
has become an absolute necessity for me to send them to England,
and as a return to Hongkong in their interest will be unrise it
will be necessary for me to keep them in England. This as vill
be seen will make it an impossibility for me.to.exist.on.ny
present:salary and at the sane tine provide for my wife and
family- (a young one growing up and needing of all things a good
education)- and on their behalf as well as my own claims I most
earnestly pray that until such suitable appointment may be found
to which I may be considered deserving of being transferred, my
case may receive favourable consideration and my application
for a special increase to my salary...maybe.granted.
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I trust I may be pardoned for trespassing at such length
on your valuable time.
I have the honour to be
Sir,
Iour most obedient humble servant,
6. Cembuan Levis Acting Portmanth Sement
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