CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920 — Page 496

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I will not pay for my roofing, let alone good birthing, at the present price of things in this land. I am due back in Hong Kong at the end of May, but how I am to live till then I don't know, for you knew food & lodgings must be very dear.

That half of my salary & Fr...

Am well.

...regulation, but that was before the war, when things were much cheaper. I should also like to add that we have been waiting since 1919 for a rise in pay, which had we received it, would have helped me.

I am bus... a rise in my salary of 10% or 50% at the present rate would be of great help. I see nothing in front of me in the future.

As it is, I have to pay for my food & lodgings. It is not a pleasant outlook for one who has served 18 years in the department, especially in Hong Kong. I beg of you, if you will be good enough to grant me full pay from low-ranking officers from January 1920 onwards...

Thong Ambar... again.

...justly with the fire fray.

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I will not pay for my roofing, let alone good birthing, at the present price of things in this land. I am due back in Hong Kong at the end of May, but how I am to live till then I don't know, for you knew food & lodgings must be very dear.That half of my salary & Fr...Am well....regulation, but that was before the war, when things were much cheaper. I should also like to add that we have been waiting since 1919 for a rise in pay, which had we received it, would have helped me.I am bus... a rise in my salary of 10% or 50% at the present rate would be of great help. I see nothing in front of me in the future.As it is, I have to pay for my food & lodgings. It is not a pleasant outlook for one who has served 18 years in the department, especially in Hong Kong. I beg of you, if you will be good enough to grant me full pay from low-ranking officers from January 1920 onwards...Thong Ambar... again....justly with the fire fray.
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