CO129-412 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [7-8] — Page 37

الم علانية

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Colony.

COLONIAL SERVICE.

Name of Office.

To

From

Hongkong

Assistant

Engineer

P.W.D.

Jan. 1st

April 12th

2nd grade

1910

1913

¡

-Do-

lat grade

April 13th

1913

present

date

Salary of present #360

Office.†

to £450 (at present £410)

Average of fees, if any,

nil.

for the last 3 years.

or an allowance in lieu thereof

Whether a house or lodging is provided, (No house or lodging allowance.

Duty pay £50 per a mum

Any other circumstances affecting

the value of the appointment.

}

Travelling allowance $244 per annum -nil-

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[This page is to be reserve for may report which the Governor may make when sending the form to the Colonial Office.]

Trensfer

PROMOTION DESIRED $ To any of the Crown Colonies except Singapore.

I have been engaged in the administration of the local Public Health and Buildings Ordinances during the past 4 years and

I am also feel prepared to take up similar work in any Colony; willing to take up duties of general architectural Assistant, Quantity Surveyor, etc.

(continued on page 4)

• Acting appointments are not to be cateral here, but may be mentioned on the next page.

If the officer holds more than one office, full particulars of each must be given.

If private practice is allowed, the estimated value should be stated,

The value of a Colonial appointment depend upon so many circumstances besides the salary that the Secretary of State often cannot judge what would be acceptable to an officer. Applicants for promotion shoul therefore, in their own interests, state as precisely as possible what they desire, either specifying certain appointments, or at least mentioning the Colonies to which they would or would not be willing to go, and the amount of salary which they think that they may reasonably expect.