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all their information accurately in that language, and
because of the peculiarity of their duties, interpreters
cannot be employed to assist tiem, It takes at least
five years to acquire sufficient knowledge of this language
to enable them to perform their duties efficaciously.
cannot therefore be recruited from heme to fill these posts.
Your petitioners held the following qualifications
before appointment to their present postsi-
Men
Mr. F. H. Dillon.
(1)
Skilled Surveyor (certificate).
(2)
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Chinese Scholar
J. C. Backay.
(1)
Advanced knowledge of Surveying and Happing
(Scholarship, I.C.8.).
(2) Chinese Scholar (certificate).
(3) Royal Sanitary Institute Examination (Diploma).
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(4) Previous training as Land Bailiff in the District
Land Office, Tai Poin
(a) Mentioned in Despatches to Secretary of State (Government Gazette dated 5th. April, 1907)
(b) Thanked by His Excellency the Governor for
special service (C.S.0. 7596/1906).
(c) Thanked by His Excellency the Governor,
through the District Land Officer, for
further special duties (Reference).
Your Lordship's petitionera humbly but emphatically glain that they should be of a higher status and enjoy a higher salary than any other subordinate officers in the
Government service.
Rennons; -
(1)' Higher qualifications are necessary Tefore
appointment to the office of First Grade Land Bailiff than are required for any other subordinate
post.
(II) Their training though expensive to themselves,
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