CO129-348 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [7-10] — Page 356

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

No. 216.

Fongkong.

Enclosure!.

My Lord,

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Government House,

Hongkong, 26th. Aurust, 1908.

I have the honour to transmit for

Your Lordship's information the enclosed copy of a minute

from the Director of Public Works dated the 30th. of last

June and to inform you that, the matter being urgent,

I

have communicated with the Governments of Singapore and of

India to ascertain whether the services of three really

capable Chinese or Indian Land Surveyors are available.

The third Surveyor is required to fill a vacancy caused by

the death of an Indian Surveyor employed in work connected

with the resumption for and laying out of Scavenging Lanes

under the Buildings Ordinance. The Officer has hitherto

been paid for out of the vote for compensation for such

purposes.

2.

The terms proposed were 3 years'

agreements at a salary of $1,320 rising to $1,560 by $120

biennially

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previous service to count as continuous if

the

HE RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF CREWE,

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