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AGENT'S

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Hong Kong 9759.

ALL COMMUNIGATIONI

TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE

GROWN AGENTS POR THE COLONIES.

THE ABOVE REFERENCE AND THE

DATE OF THIS LETTER BEING QUOTED

TELEGRAMS, "OROWN, LONDON."

TELEPHONE. 7780 VICTORIA

C. O

49779

4. MILLBAKES.

WEBAMINS

LONDON, S.W. 1.

8th October, 1920.

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Sir,

لسويت

With reference to your letter No.31587/20 of the

3rd July and previous correspondence respecting the vacancy

for an Assistant Engineer in the Public Works Department,

Hong Kong, I have the honour to report that we have advertised

this appointment three times in several leading daily and

technical journals, at the salary authorised in the Governor's

telegram to the Secretary of State dated the 26th June, but

without success, and there would appear to be o prospect of

obtaining men possessing the civil engineering qualifications

and experience required at the salary offered.

It may,

2. The requiremente laid down by the Colonial Government

in the paper of particulare of the appointment enclosed with

the Governor'e Despatch No.403 of the 31st December make the

post a difficult one to fill at the present time.

however, be possible to secure men holding engineering

diplomas who have had little practical experience upon works

owing to the war or alternatively; men with some practical

experience only, upon the terme mentioned, bus as we have no

authority to depart from the stipulated qualifications we have

to request the Secretary of State's further instructions in

the matter.

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

Ws Paton

for Crown Agents.

S.W.1.