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Enclosure 1.
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RECS
REGE 1 SEP 101
Public Works Department,
Hongkong, 26th February,
1910.
Sir,
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With reference to your letter of the 23rd instant informing
me that the additional allowance approved by the Government in
November last has now been withdrawn I have the honour to ask that
the following facts may be laid before His Excellency.
The duties of the Buildings Ordinance Office consist chiefly in dealing with plans submitted by the public, and from the
nature of the work it is imperative that matters should be kept up
to date. The amount of work passing through the office is very large.
The nominal staff of engineers consisting of one Executive and two
Assistante. Owing to the absence on leave of Mr.Perkins, and the
non-return of Mr.Haggard (which was unforseen) I was left from July to January acting Executive Engineer in charge of the office, with
mo Assistant Engineer. It was impossible for me to do everything,
but may say that with the assistance of the other members of the staff (Surveyors and Overseers) every effort was made to keep things
going in a satisfactory manner. These efforte necessitated working
early and late most days from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. or later, with only
a break of about half an hour at midday.
This state of things lasted for over five months, during
three of which I received no compensation or tangible appreciation
in any form. Thereafter for some two months I was allowed extra
remuneration amounting to ten pounds per month in addition to the
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five pounds to which I understand an Assistant Engineer is entitled
when soting Executive whether overtime is being worked or not. On
the first of January an Assistant Engineer was appointed to assist me
but the average amount of overtime worked by me (which is absolutely essential if the work of the office is to be kept going) still
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