CO129-314 - Public Offices - 1902 — Page 80

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Clerks of works, in the straits

been fixed at -

£340

scheme

have

First blk

A

Who

Second:

I have spoken to

L

400

£270 330. Major Cameron

who thinks that we could not possibly the man wanted for less than £.300

get

& probably ought like to put it

CAO

1512

ALL COMMUNICATIONS

TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE

CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES. SHE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE

DA THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED.

ad

I do not the initial pay.

sir,

to go higher. high

fixed for Engineers.

A

offer £330

7. Authorise Agts to offer and to call the man bleck of works, not Overseer &

inform you explaining that we have changed the title to avoid any of the existing Overseers thinking they ought to be paid higher salaries.

32/14/16. E.PL-14

at onc

20011

ou 10 JUN 121

79

DOWNING STREET, LONDON.

12th June

1902189

Goo

With reference to your letter No 17380/1902 of the 27th ultimo asking us to take steps for selecting and sending

out to Hong Kong an Overseer for the Public Works Department

in that Colony, I have the honour to state that our Consulting Engineers consider it impossible to secure the services of a suitable man for the salary offered (2210) or even for the sum named by the Director of Public Works (£225). They represent that they would pay here 4 or 5 guineas per week for a clerk

of the works to superintend a building of the kind contempletel

We await the Secretary of State's further instruc-

tions in the matter.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your Obedient Servant,

Under Secretary of State.

&c

&C

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Colonial Office.