CO129-340 - Governor Nathan Acting Governor May - 1907 [4-6] — Page 210

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Sir,

Public Works Department,

Hongkong, March 13th., 1907.

I have the honour to apply for an increase to my present salary of £480 per annum on the grounds that the work which I am doing and have done for the past three years as Executive Engineer to the Tytam Works merits it.

I would remind you that both the Tytam Tuk Schemes, First and Second Sections, have been designed, and the former carried out, practically without the aid of a Consulting Engineer.

The responsibility for the designs and the carrying out of the works, though primarily devolving on you, must also be mine and in addition I have had to instruct a Chinese Contractor in the methods of doing work to which he was quite unaccustomed.

That these works have been well carried out I know that you are aware and the credit for them is largely due to the Contractor for his willingness to learn and his perseverance.

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Sir, Public Works Department, Hongkong, March 13th., 1907. I have the honour to apply for an increase to my present salary of £480 per annum on the grounds that the work which I am doing and have done for the past three years as Executive Engineer to the Tytam Works merits it. I would remind you that both the Tytam Tuk Schemes, First and Second Sections, have been designed, and the former carried out, practically without the aid of a Consulting Engineer. The responsibility for the designs and the carrying out of the works, though primarily devolving on you, must also be mine and in addition I have had to instruct a Chinese Contractor in the methods of doing work to which he was quite unaccustomed. That these works have been well carried out I know that you are aware and the credit for them is largely due to the Contractor for his willingness to learn and his perseverance. Page 210 Page 211
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Fir, Beinsisa to dimoms #jezer3gs erit ni ateixa riotrív vtitaqaib

ml bloq el dare dilw bersqmoo eter 71sta gntreenign¤ ødd ot

Iotat

*

ysa,noidsl qoq to ssia telt-la a to nwo? deligmï yna

18g 00 sd Jon bivov ter blaq Jmmons Iatoð er .eomstent "o?

PY.

The Honourable

Director of Public Works.

bio of bed

andirung BNO JEDINE ¿oterit blaq al turiw to dres

C["wer:1 bersquoo ere:lt salt A griub Tiste end to tedrier

Pon at atrit tend words of hne ,91sd blog et tad n¢tw

sir,

206

Public Works Department,

Hongkong, March 13th., 1907.

end of Ptry setmaina oid dat duo intog birow I

,Buso InvQU-

for l (tenpal' to (loured Jokidata (ime edt to 21ooik??

(a door 18finiɛ .. 0 940. Ruoitto v višnommeedue bad I drudue

I have the honour to apply for an increase

to my present salary of £480 per annum on the grounds that the

work which I am doing and have done for the past three years

as Executive Engineer

to the Tytam Works merits it.

* 000,13 of natal Ods, 13 de ani Mata VTa'aa o'roveriva ent

Invitregova ni bleg stew armoitto vedio and telldw na

yo den blow 1 eeon Jun: orb

aei "shref

nga not tranny #06 w uroter not÷eoflqu eldt goind of

prewrot at veibman hi tend

t

Jautobre,пot÷ærebiando Jesп169

.nol*abremoser -Idannovit uno di acis et effe nd yan Jo

(de start I

.am/794 .I . (86)

I would remind you that both the Tytamtuk

Schemes, First and Second Sections, have been designed, and the

former carried out, practically without the aid of a Consulting

Engineer.

The responsibility for the designs and the

carrying out of the works, though primarily devolving on you,

must also be mine and in addition I have had to instruct a

eidstoпоH ANT

mantano .

*** old to totoria

Chinese Contractor in the methods of doing work to which he was

quite unaccustomed.

That these works have been well carried out

I know that you are aware and the credit for them is largely

due to the Contractor for his willingness to learn and his

perseverance

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