No.554.
Hongkong,
Sir,
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Government House. •
Hongkong, 24th. December, 1902.
:
In reply to paragraph 2 of your Despatch
No. 344 of the 16th. of last October, I have the honour to
50044 refer you to my Despatch No. 481 of the 5th. ultimo, from
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which you will observe that as soon as Mr. Mudie's services
can be dispensed with in connection with the Praya Reclamation
there is much special work for him to do.
2.
With regard to the questions of account,
etc., to which you allude in your Despatch under reference,
the Director of Public Works reports that, as measuring and
estimating must be largely done by an Engineer, the clerical
and accounting work must also be carried out under his super-
vision, and that Mr. Mudie, having been connected with the
work for some 10 years, possesses the requisite information
to enable him to deal with the matter.
3.
I may add that Mr. Mudie's health has
broken down and that he will be compelled to take leave next
Spring. He has been medically examined and the Doctors are of
opinion that it is doubtful whether he will be fit to return
to
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN,
M.P..
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800.
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