CO129-422 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [5-6] — Page 410

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(*) In Hongkong I have superintended the erection of

five engines, have had experience in the erection of

buildings, bridges, dame, general concrete and ferro-

concrete work, making of roads, dredging and other

general civil engineering works, including contouring, levelling and surveying.

(f) I was Assistant Engineer in an office dealing with "Public Works Extraordinary" from the time I joined the Hongkong service until my return from leave in 1911, when

I was placed in the Maintenance of Waterworks Office

(which requires a certain amount of technical knowledge)

and I have been there since.

(g) I was elected a Student of the Institute of Civil

Engineers in October, 1897, passed the examination for

Associate Membership in 1899, and was duly elected when

I became old enough in 1904.

Mr Goldsmith joined the service of the Hongkong

Government in 1907 and has been in the office of Main-

tenance of Buildings, Roads, Bridges, &c. from that

date till now.

It is now proposed to sub-divide the office of

Maintenance of Buildings, Roads, Bridges, &o:, Mr Perkins

is to take charge of the Maintenance of Buildings, and

also of the office of the design and erection of new

ones in place of Mr Fisher who has been invalided on

pension, while Mr Goldsmith is to take charge of the

remainder of the work of this office.

(a) On 16th April this year the Honourable Director of

Public Works informed me that His Exoellenoy the Governor

had approved of a recommendation that Mr Goldsmith be

appointed Executive Engineer as he is believed to be more

fitted for the post than I am.

the On the 20th April I wrote the letter marked "A" to