CO129-368 - Acting Governor May - 1910 [8-9] — Page 413

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Government House,

Hongkong, 29th. August, 1910.

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My Lord,

With reference to Your Lordship's

Despatch No. 199 of the 15th. ultimo, I have the honour

to state that, in anticipation of your approval Mr. A. J.

Darby was permitted to draw his maximum salary from the

1st. May to the 31st. July inclusive. As, however, Your

Lordship has decided that Mr. Darby cannot draw the max-

-imum salary of his appointment until July, 1912, and as

it would inflict considerable hardship on that Officer to

require him to make a refund, I have arranged that Mr.

Darby should revert to his salary of £390 per annum as

from the 1st. instant, and that the date on which he will

receive his maximum should be postponed for 3 months, i.e.

till October, 1912. I trust that this arrangement will

meet with Your Lordship's approval.

2.

The Director of Public Works

has pointed out to me that his statement that the amount

involved

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