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Sir,
RECEIVED
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C. O. REGY
24th October, 1939.
With reference to your confidential staff
despatch of 5th October, 1938, approving the promotion
of Mr. A.B. Purves to the post of Director of Public
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Pearce, Executive Engineer, be appointed to fill the
resulting vacancy in the grade of Assistant Director
of Public Works, with effect from 28th September, 1939.
2.
Mr. Pearce, who is fifty-two years of age,
was first appointed on 23rd October, 1919, as Assistant
Engineer in the Public Works Department, and was
promoted Executive Engineer on 25th September, 1930.
He is now the Senior Executive Engineer, and is well
qualified by experience and merit for appointment as
Assistant Director of Public Works, in which post he
has acted since 13th May, 1939.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
las horthcote
Governor.
Kmaß
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
MALCOLM MACDONALD, M.P.,
&C.
&C.,
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Sir,
I have the honour to refer to correspondence
(1) ending with Mr. Ormsby-Gore's despatch No.493 dated 29th
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November, 1937, regarding the vacancy for a Quantity
Surveyor, Public Works Department and to inform you that
considerable difficulty has been experienced in finding a
suitable candidate either through the Crown Agents for the
Colonies or locally, at the salary proposed in the
particulars of post enclosed in Mr. M. L. Smith's despatch
No.538 of 18th August, 1937, and though at the request of
the Crown Agents a higher initial salary was offered it
has not yet enabled them to find a suitable candidate.
2. A suitable candidate is now however forthcoming
locally in the person of Mr. W. J. Skinner who has been
offered and accepted the post provisionally on the terms
Enclosure No.1. and conditions set out in the attached letter addressed to
him by the Director of Public Works. Mr. Skinner was
offered a higher initial salary in view of his age and
experience. He has given notice to terminate his present
employment and will be able to report for duty on 1st
December, 1938. A copy of his form of application for
Enclosure No.2. appointment is enclosed.
3.
I shall be glad if this appointment may receive
your approval in accordance with Colonial Regulation 28.
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
MALCOLM MACDONALD, H.P.,
&c., 2.
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Sir,
Enclosure No. 1.
PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE,
HONG KONG
29th October, 1938.
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With reference to your application for an appointment as Quantity Surveyor in this Department, I have the honour to offer you, subject to the a pproval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, engagement as a Quantity Surveyor on the following terms:
W.J.Skinner, Esq.,
(1) Appointment to be on agreement for three years,
with probable permanency subject to satisfactory
service during the period of the agreement. Agreement to be executed after receipt of Secretary of State's approval of the appointment, and to date from date of commencement of duty.
(2) Commencing salary to be £620, rising to £645 and
£670 in the second and third years of the agreement; thereafter, should your appointment be confirmed, to
£910 by one annual increment of £90 and five of £30.
(3) Non-pensionable Residential Allowance to be payable
while you are on duty in the Colony, equivalent to
20% of salary in excess of £500 (£24, £29 and £34
per annum during the three years of the agreement, and reaching £82 on the maximum salary of the post). (4) Salary and Residential Allowance to be paid monthly
in local currency while you are serving in the Colay,
at a rate of exchange fixed from time to time by
the Government. This rate is at present 1/3d. =
Empress Lodge, Lody Road, Kowloon.
$1.00 so long as the Treasury rate of the dollar,
based on the average rate of the Hong Kong &
Shanghai Banking Corporation, remains at or below
that rate.
(5) An abatement of 4% to be made from your salary under
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