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Juniors in 1902. Total 10 in both. Naturally therefore the Committee made no recommendation as to the Grade of the additional English Master. I recommend that 5 Seniors and 4 Juniors should be provided, i.e., an additional Senior Master at $2,400-$3,000 (a post for which Mr. TANNER is specially qualified) should be appointed. My reason for this, as against 4 Seniors and 5 Juniors, is the simple one, that by the former arrangement more hope of promotion is offered, which by the latter arrangement would almost be despaired of by the Fifth Junior; and the present rate of pay, even to Seniors, is none too high when the expense of living is considered.
41. The raising of the salaries of Chinese Assistants (§ 39 C) is a point on which I am specially grateful to the Committee for their recommendations. I suggest however that as the new salaries are no promotion to the 1st Chinese Assist- ant, and little to the 2nd Chinese Assistant, these should be respectively $1,320—– $1,440 and $1,200-$1,320 both on account of their length of service and the responsible nature of the posts. The two chiefs of the Chinese Staff have been always recognised by distinction of salary, just as are the two chiefs of the English Staff.
42. Five Chinese Assistants at $840-$1,200 and 4 at $480-$720 are re- commended by me, but with their initial salaries adjusted to a scale for length of service, as on subjoined Table.
Six Pupil Teachers instead of 5, and at $240 rising to $360 instead of $240 fixed. The Second Master has reminded me that we seldom get the better class of students for these important posts, because the salary offered is too low.
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The Clerk's salary should be raised to equal that of the Chinese Junior Assist- ants, this only affects his maximum by $120 ($480-$720 instead of $480–$600). All salaries of Chinese should rise by annual increments of $60, as otherwise the object of retaining their services will not be attained.
Instead of 9 Composition Masters, I recommend 6 Masters of Native School, who in English school should also act as Native Stylists for 1 hour daily each (vide Minutes A. B.).
[In above and in accompanying Table, I find I have overlooked the fact that 3 Pupil Teachers are now in their second year, and will enter on their third in August. I have overlooked increments due to them.-G. H. B. W.].