CO129-412 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [7-8] — Page 113

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No 265.

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C.O.

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[REGO 29 MR 14

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONGKONG.

22nd July, 1914.

sir,

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With reference to my despatch No.245 of the

9th of July, in which I recommended that quarters should

be erected next year for the subordinate European Officers

in the Railway Department, I have the honour to recommend

that pending the erection of quarters they should receive

house allowances, as the same privilege has been granted to Public Works Department Overseers and Sanitary Inspectors.

2.

In the event, therefore, of your approving

of the erection of the quarters, I would ask for your

sanction to insert in the Estimates for next year allow-

ances not exceeding $30 a month for those officers, who are

not occupying Government quarters, with the exception of the

Chief Accountant in whose case I would recommend an all0w-

ance of $50 a month.

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

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Governor, &c.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

&C. 1

&c.

&C.,