CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2] — Page 7

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REGS FEB 16

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG, 4th. January, 1916.

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With reference to your Despatch lo. 202 of

3rd. August, I have the honour to inform you that in accordance

with your instructions I have promoted Mir. Biden to be a 2nd.

Grade Executive Engineer. He remains in the Waterworks Department.

2.

Since I wrote paragraph 5 of my Despatch No.

206 of the 29th. May it has become certain that for finencial, reasons the road improvement scheme therein referred to will not be

carried out on the large scale originally intended. But the new

methods of construction which characterise the scheme are being applied to the annual repairs of roads with the result that the

scheme is being applied gradually.

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In these circumstances I desire to retain the

supervision of the maintenace of roads, and of the other items, which are not considerable, mentioned in paragraph 2 of my Des- -patch 29

29th. May, under the control of kir. T. L. Perkins with Mr. Goldsmith as his Assistant Engineer; and in consideration of the extra duties throw on Mr. Perkins to make him a non-pensionable duty allowance of $1,200 per annum as from the 1st. January, 1916, while this amalgamation continues.

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Kr. Perkins has had very large experience

with Mamicipal Corporations in England in the making, and mainte- -nance of roads, and I believe my recommendation if adopted

will

RIGHT HONOURABLE

ANDREW BONAR LAW, M.P.

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