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can reasonably be read into it than that which I claim for it.

I herewith submit, as briefly as possible, the following state- ment of facts.

On 9th February 1911 I applied in Hong Kong that the salary of the post of "Superintendent of Accounts, Corre-

spondence and Stores", which I then held and still continue to hold, should be increased from £600 to £720 per annum, I stated fully in my letter the grounds on which I made such application, and as that letter is doubtless in your possession I need not fully repeat them. They were partly common to the post only in so far as work had largely increased, in the three branches concerned, with the growth of the department, but in a large measure they concerned myself personally. The personal side which I put forward comprised much pointe as:-

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(a) That my expectations as regards promotion, based on

information supplied to me before I accepted appointment

in the Service, have not been realized, and that such

senior positions as the Treasureship, Post Office, etc.,

are now cadet appointments.

In September 1905 H.E. Sir Matthew Nathan in a despatch

to the Secretary of State recommending me for promotion,

and in which he gene mlly stated my prospects and posi-

tion, wrote: "It is therefore for an appointment in some

"other Colony, where his great experience in and capacity

*for dealing with accounts, correspondence and stores

"could be utilized to full advantage, that I recommend

"his application to your favourable consideration."

The reply from the Secretary of State was not encourag-

ing, being as follows;- "His application for transfer

"will continue to receive consideration when suitable

"opportunities occur, but I regret that I can hold out