CO129-448 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [4-6] — Page 188

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to Mr. J. Mackay, Land Bailiff, and to Mr. J. Kynock, Overseer

of the Public Works Department.

Your Petitioners submit that the reason for the granting of allowances retrospectively t

to subordinate officers being

the high rate of rents in Hongkong, there can be no ground for discriminating between one officer and another, as every officer

is equally affected by the high rents.

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Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray that they may be

put on an equal footing with their colleagues in this matter.

And Your Petitioners will ever pray etc, etc. etc.

S. J. blackeR L.A. Langley. RD

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