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My lord,

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Hongkong, 28th.September, 1908.

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Onclosures /42.

Conclosure 3.

With reference to my Despatch

No. 216 of the 26th. ultimo, I have the honour to transmit

copies of minutes by the Director of Public Works dated

the 5th, and the 20th. ultimo and of a letter from r.

Sutton, of the Survey Department. The figures in r

Sutton's letter are found to be correct.

2.

The arrears of work in the Survey

Department are so heavy and th difficulty of keeping the

Staff of that Department together has been so great, that I

am obliged to recommend to Your Lordship the increas05

shown in the attached schedule and I propose with Your

Enclosure 4.

Enclosures.

Lordship's sanction that they should take effect from the

1st. October this year. I enclose a statement prepared by

the Director of Public Works showing the present employ-

-ment of Officers in the Survey Department and the surveys

now in hand.

THE RIGHT KONOURABLE

THE EARL OF CREWE

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