CO129-340 - Governor Nathan Acting Governor May - 1907 [4-6] — Page 196

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favourably with officers of similar

service elsewhere

Mr Fisher was born 1870.

appointed Assist

Engineer 1900 & Exec Engineer 1903

5 It Jackman was born 1874 - appointed Executive

Engineer 1903

Mr McPerkins was born 1867 - appointed Executive

Engineer 1904

Mr Jaffe

was born 1875 - appointed assist

Engineer 1902 &

acting Executive

Engineer 1904.

as four

the Register shows, his appointment as Executive

Engineer has been confirmed by the Govt - its date in the Blue Book is 1 Jan 1906.

Sir In Nathan - in minute attached. proposes to regrade the

service &

divide the Executive Engineers into

two

grades. I doubt whether this is really

necessary at present.

I incline to adopt the O.A.G's

proposal

merely

& should be

Q.1.04

I would accept Sir May's proposal.

7. Lugard a copy

Sir In Nathan's

minute & ask him to consider changes after

he has been some time in Hongkong & classification

the

BE). 6/6. Jan 6 C.PL.

6 at once

Sir G. Fiddes

There are

four good men and

it would be difficult to treat

any of them differently especially

the junior - Mr

Jaffe - is possibly important to the Colony having hand structure charge of the protection of the Tylam Tuk water supply being now

now wanted for the

Scheme &

Record Section!

I am not prepared to recommend a permanent increase in the deals for junior Executive

Engineers

as this would create a

demand for a higher scale in other professional departments & also because our special duties remaining Engineers

can be met without such permanency.

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favourably with officers of similar service elsewhere Mr Fisher was born 1870. appointed Assist Engineer 1900 & Exec Engineer 1903 5 It Jackman was born 1874 - appointed Executive Engineer 1903 Mr McPerkins was born 1867 - appointed Executive Engineer 1904 Mr Jaffe was born 1875 - appointed assist Engineer 1902 & acting Executive Engineer 1904. as four the Register shows, his appointment as Executive Engineer has been confirmed by the Govt - its date in the Blue Book is 1 Jan 1906. Sir In Nathan - in minute attached. proposes to regrade the service & divide the Executive Engineers into two grades. I doubt whether this is really necessary at present. I incline to adopt the O.A.G's proposal merely & should be Q.1.04 I would accept Sir May's proposal. 7. Lugard a copy Sir In Nathan's minute & ask him to consider changes after he has been some time in Hongkong & classification the BE). 6/6. Jan 6 C.PL. 6 at once Sir G. Fiddes There are four good men and it would be difficult to treat any of them differently especially the junior - Mr Jaffe - is possibly important to the Colony having hand structure charge of the protection of the Tylam Tuk water supply being now now wanted for the Scheme & Record Section! I am not prepared to recommend a permanent increase in the deals for junior Executive Engineers as this would create a demand for a higher scale in other professional departments & also because our special duties remaining Engineers can be met without such permanency.
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favourably with officers of similar service elsewher m- Fisher was bom 1870. appouted Assist Engineer 1900 & Exec Engineer 1903 5 It Jackman was bom 1874- appointed Executive Enguicer 1903 - McPerkins was born 1867 - apponited Excentive Engineer 1904 m2 Jaffe was born 1875 - apporter assist Engmeer 1902 a acting Executur Engineer 1904. as four the Register shows, his appointingut as Executive nevey bacu or Enguer has confirmed by the soys - its date in the Blue Book is i Jan 1906. Sir In Nathan - in minute attached. proposes to regrade the to regrade the service & divide the Executive Engineers into two grades. I doubt whether this is really at present. necessary incline 5 proposal merely & should be to adopt the O.A.9's Q.1.04 I wo accept hor may's proposal. & comes 76 7. Lugars a copy стра бо Sür he hathan's für Sir 7. Lugard minute & ask him to consider aanbes after Question he has hen sometime in Stangking I s. classification the BE). 6/6. Jan 6 C.PL. 6 atonce Tur. Fiddes There are 192 four good men and it would be "difficult to treat of them differen rutes to bien ally on there expecially t Junior - Wr. the morrin- Jeffé - is possibly "portant to the (lony harring hand smcntrue charge of the protection of the Tylam tak water supply being now now wanted for the Scheune x Record Scation! I am not prepared to recom- mend a permanent increase in the deals for junior Executive demand as this would create a I for a higher scale in other professional departments & also because our special dut oremaining Engnicers tu services of the particular now in the department can be met without such persianens with.
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favourably with officers of similar

service elsewher

m- Fisher was bom 1870.

appouted Assist

Engineer 1900 & Exec Engineer 1903

5 It Jackman was bom 1874- appointed Executive

Enguicer 1903

-

McPerkins was born 1867 - apponited Excentive

Engineer 1904

m2 Jaffe

was born 1875 - apporter assist

Engmeer 1902 a

acting Executur

Engineer 1904.

as four

the Register shows, his appointingut as Executive

nevey

bacu

or Enguer has confirmed by the soys - its date in the Blue Book is i Jan 1906.

Sir In Nathan - in minute attached. proposes to regrade the

to regrade the service &

divide the Executive Engineers into

two

grades. I doubt whether this is really

at present.

necessary incline 5

proposal

merely

& should be

to adopt the O.A.9's

Q.1.04

I wo accept hor may's proposal. & comes 76

7. Lugars a copy

стра бо

Sür he hathan's

für Sir 7. Lugard minute & ask him to consider aanbes after Question

he has hen sometime in Stangking I s. classification

the

BE). 6/6. Jan 6 C.PL.

6 atonce

Tur. Fiddes

There are

192

four good men and

it would be "difficult to treat

of them differen rutes to bien

ally on there expecially

t

Junior - Wr.

the morrin-

Jeffé - is possibly "portant to the (lony harring hand smcntrue charge of the protection of the Tylam tak water supply being now

now wanted for the

Scheune x

Record Scation!

I am not prepared to recom- mend a permanent increase in the deals for junior Executive

demand

as this would create a

I for a higher scale in other professional departments & also because our special dut oremaining Engnicers

tu services

of the particular now in the department

can be met without such persianens

with.

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