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Government, that such would have been appreciated in a

private office.

5.

I have remained loyal to my duty until the end

of the work, as any man would do who is possessed of the

first principles of honour, knowing how matters had been

conducted for many years, but I now realize that, person-

ally, I have paid very dearly for such honour as my self

sacrifice has not been understood or appreciated by the

present head of the Public Works Department of Hongkong.

6.

I have endured much inconsiderate treatment and

obstruction at the hands of Mr. Chatham in the course of

my duty for years past, and especially since I deemed it

my duty to place certain facts before the Government,

solely in order to complete the work, and it is with re-

gret that I am compelled to place this letter before you.

7.

Inception of the Matter and the

Nature of the Contracts.

The work under review occupied nearly twelve (12)

years in the course of erection and three separate contracts

were entered into as will be noted below:-

Construction of

Date of Contract Date commencement.for completion.

foundations. 19th July, 1800. 8th Sep.,1901.

Erection of

Date of actual

completion.

30th April, 1903.

Superstructure. 18th July, 1903. 18th April,1907 December 1911.

Fittings,

Plasterwork, etc. 32nd Feb., 1908. 28th Feb., 1910 15th Jan., 1912.

Mr. Hop Hing was the Contractor for the Founda-

tions and Mr. Chan a Tong for the superstructure and Fittings

contracts.