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REGO 11 JUL IF!

Public Works Department,

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Hongkong, 27th April, 1916.

I have the honour to request that you will kindly consider my attached applications addressed to the Honourable

Director of Public Works for promotion to the rank of lat.

Class Overseer in the Waterworks department.

As there are only a certain mumber of 1st Class

appointments allowed in the Waterworks department, it is im

possible for the Honourable Director of Public Works to re-

commend my promotion until a vacancy arises, there being none

at present, and not likely to be for a considerable time.

Therefore, although other overseers in the Waterworks depart-

ment have received promotion in three years, I shall have to

wait a long time merely because there is no vacancy.

Thore

is no difference between the duties of 1st and 2nd Class over-

seers, and 1 bag to point out that it is an anomaly that an

overseer abould have to wait for a vacancy to step into a

position which is no more responsible than his present one.

I place this petition before you in the hope that some alteration in this necessity of waiting for a vacancy

may be made, ao that it may be possible for overseers to have

an equal chance of promotion.

My chief reason for requesting this, is that my pre-

sent salary is insufficient to meet the increased cost of living

in the Colony.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

The Right Honourable

Your meat obedient servent,

6. J. Facch

The Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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