CO129-581-3 Water Department- staffing and organisation of Renewals and Improvement Fund 10-5-1939 - 15-9-1939 — Page 11

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Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

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Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir H. Moore.

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DOING STREET, S.".1.

September, 1939.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Sir,

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

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I have etc. to acknowledge

of

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18th May receipt of your despatch of the 18th May,

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DRAFT.

HONG KONG.

CONFIDENTIAL.

GOVERNOR.

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Confidential (3), and to convey to you

my formal approval of the creation of a

post of Waterworks Engineer at a salary

of £1,300 per annum with free quarters,

of 1st | J

as from the 1st) January, 1939, as

recommended in your despatch No.779 of

of

38.

the 20th, October, 1938.

ber,

I also approve

FURTHER ACTION.

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of Mr.A.B. Purves being appointed to the

rost with effect from the 1st, January,

1939.

of 1sty

2. I approve also the recommendation

in your despatch No.779 of the 20th of

October, 1939, that the establishment of

the