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INN FONGKONG DAILY FERA, HONDAI JUNK 519, 1805-
RETRENCHMENT IN THE OIVIL
MARVIUR
a
officers who tohole, timo should be devoted to for uasized satifaction.
**Is sub-paragraph (a) the falling off in the
indefinite form; batthe clerical service is now receive due attention from the Commis. The appointment of Lient. W.C. A. Nichol-maggeration in the view take, as to non- tion of the second. Magistrate will apparently This is no, but the variations in pho ameunt to be trastod separately and is to be divided siun
A to Adjout of the Volunteer Baronesas, there was presumably also acte require an amendment of Ordinanse 0 of 1890lied by the Opium Farm depend on a num De Corpsis gazolted
exaggeration as regards the case of Europeans,.. 0-In regard to the propound combination | bor of osusidarations which dó mof, as regards into six classes with minimum and maxi The Commission would have com
For fastshon both classes of offers aliko of the post of Unperintendent of the Gaal with many of them, by any moss consta a correla mum salaries attaching to each, the highest mauded more respect, it may be remarked,
mast to some extent liva en iraportal food and that of the Deputy Superintendent of Polles. I ve anadition of prosperity, or the raverso a limported onthing, the price of which, (no-have to remind you that General Gordion stated, noget the community at large, or even amongst salary payable in the first class being 3200 if it had started entirely above reproach,
sording to the report) increased "generally speak in a esport dated 18th April, which format an en- the Chinese portion of it. What itis important per miooth. Some calories paid at present but the Governor has adopted the extraor
ing in proportion to the fall in exchange clears to your dospatah No. 113 5 27th April to notion on this head, (and the Memorialists are considerably in excess of this amount, dinary couras of appointing upon it two At the mosting of the Legulative Council statement which was hardly borns out by the fast, that for the efflalentaarrylar cat of thedalios have fail to notice it is that in spite of a fall- and the Colonial Secretary in his minute officers who have just been formally convict hold on Friday a wast of correspondeaus bertatistics of prices of various articles of food, of the Hongkong police, it was in hie opinioning of in the oplum revenus, the total of ar tween the Governor and the Secretary of State which were given in the appendices to the report. necessary that there shoult be two superior general revenas hos étendily Inoressed a matier ~A. S. WATSÓN & CO., LIMITED. refers to the chief clerk in his own doparted of grave neglect of duty, and who undar on the subject of retrenchment was fald on theIt would therefore appear to follow that the
ment, who gets a bigher salary than his im the cironmstances are surely among the last table. It occupies thirty-two closely printed increase of 35 per cent. granted to the higher lino dation. I am disposed to onour in this
pages of fumisoap. The frat doapatok in from officere in the arcies was unasossarily liberal, platon, and am therefore not satisfied that thorayan derival from the proft on the sale of mediate superior the Assistant Colmial men who ought to be salooted to sit in judg the Governor, dated 9th fano, submitting lowel simply in the light of the sporeased duties of Decals Seperintendent of Bolo Subaidiary Coirs is mentioned. The remarkco Secretary, and with whose assistance Mr. mont upon the various departments. The home embodied in mintas by the pust of living, even including the cost of remit you'd be efloiently performed by the Superin on the preceding sub-paragraph are equally ap
toadout of the Daol. If, however, the Istter plicable here, and I may ada that thỏ demand Colonial Beurstory for thy raduollon of expóndi-, tanoss to England. O'Barax wys he could very well dispense, responsibility of Mr. Wongaonse and Mr.re on the cleriaal sortice. This scheme if "I request you to lay this despatol before aflor's time is net falls occupied, he might not for our absidiary coins has roantly revised in Well, there is no doubt the Colonial Secre- MAT in condion with the Treasury frauds notioned, His Expellsury save, would not the Legislative Council when the rared sibena huga be given soms additional work, eg, that of a remarkable degree, and that the profit realised
in 1892 amounts to about $45,000. tacy's, like almost every other department, is may not be a serious one, but it is more foot seated Tuteraste, but would be introduced of the clerk salarla isenbmitted to that body Corner, as suggested aboro.
On the 19th July, 1893, the Governor Brate 10.I have alrendy stated that do not visw Sub-paragraph) noumoute on the alleged overmanned, but the question as to whether than merely nominal, and ought, for a time gradually on occurrence of vasored, nor does it
inclado interpreters, translators, and Chinese to the Secretary of Stato 1 ---.
with much confidanoz the expartment of entrist. | want of elastieity and productivity in the re is is the Assistant Colonial Secretary or the at all ercats, to be a hur to their preferment writers, who must be dealt with sparately ou In the oinnistaney which I have' statad, I | ing, the Magisterial duling of the clang to a vonno, Asteanly peatedly stated, the chief clerk that is the fifth wheel to the to any position of special honour. And their merits, but His Excellener exproses the have naturally giren my careful consideration to singhs offer, cor am I wholly wished that the reconne ha costiononly increase and the opinion that some of the interpreters are paid the question of the passibility of offoting ro Assistant Harbour Mastership e.parmanegly oronue for 1892 cousitlerably erosols that of coach is one which is not quite disposed of by apart from considerations of discipline, the ton mool and some if not all of the Chinese treatment in the ordinary expenditure of the be dispensed with, nithongh both in the ina vase any previous year. The fact that is no longer Mr. O'Baian's reterenoc. Formerly the chief fact that those gentlemen were trouble to writers too little.
colony. Ido not consider that the ordinary recar and in the other von have map aathority to souks kibita the provions farge surpluses over.ordin orfiret clerks in thevarious branches at theser conduct the Treasury properly during the
The Colonial Secretary in his mivutos anys - rant annual expondre on Public Works can be the reduction when appertunity offers. I osary expenditure is due to svority of cagas
On looking at en Estimates I have been rottoed without maluly im airing efficiency, and not bad think that in Hongkong as in the rich the Memoriatiqka sro careful to omit br vico acted virtually as assistant heads of their periods they were respectively in charge of astonished at the care of clerical salarios ruling encalling neglect which would subsequently have colealus ancha algamation will sot improbatīvi montium. Tiesa cams are the increase of the respective departments, that is to say, what it duentitles them to any confidence that here. I hen the corresponding Egaras to be allevel at a large outlay's and I am of imply a prasset increase of our to the su riving Willy Cuntaibation, the fall in the velan of work the head of the department could not they will be able to give the Gorera- tokom on for pre, Maaritine, and Ceylon opinion that the Public Works staff whion I fear and a restablishment of the abolished her which hosily increased the Isball refer to thw for Singapore and Mauritius have reported to be permanently required is not
esponditnes, in Several droptions, and the The fact seems to ba that in more than cos growing nonds of a growing comorily. The de or did not choose to do himself he referated, ment sound advies as to how the dapart at the end of this minute; suor bile I will doul la excess of what is not calls, messary. But no rest in the your future. to the first clerk, who was always supposed menth in genral slipuld be conducted. It the corpurison with Coylon with which I other dimotions, which 1 will proceed to iad cat, department in the colony Hera is too much inermes of sabies granted in 1891, which
I think that rotrenol tonut may be effacled with work for ons officer and lon little work for two. is all that I am at pressus apoially concer to be a man of experience and ability would also have been more satisfactory if IEDRO Rupia
"La Ceylon this eterical worrine is divided inte advantage as opportunity way off r., invitior to some artout re-distribution of duties od with, forms but a faitesima! fraction of cupying a position of responsibility. the majority of the members of the Com-three classes-the 3rst drawing over Rs. 400 The bigher offoirs, or civil servanta proper, bat forbidding any extensivo abolition.
the total inorenss of vapaditura Asragarde the -You are deliberty toradven the aņmber ↑ «timates for 1899, it should furtune be noted Then enme a swarm of endets to be pro- mission had been unconnected with the ranr, the proud. Be. 600 or $286, (I take the are not in my opinion overpaid, regard being
official »quieslent of Bs. 23 to the dollar through had to the cost and onditions of living for if ordet bortwo. If that number should heat provision is builf the now itom vited for, oun of whom was appointed cervine, instead of four officiale being aput), and the third, under Rs. 600. The average Englishman, and especially to the cost of huge after he found insuficient to supply the of the charges a the proposed loan. In should
salary drawn in Ceylon by the 500 clerke in the rent in Hongkong Rat. I have no hesitation clos which arise whether in persons or acting also be borne in mind that there is every pr Assistant Colonial Secretary and another pointed: there was any special work for them to do,
departments coming dat in the Blue Book is in enyiur that the evil servisa is over-manned appointments, it will be easy to increase the abilitbat the fossil results of 1893 will b Assistant Begistrar-General, not begiuse
that the clerios). sorrise is largely overpaid, and number again.
hore favourable than those appearing in the Here the average, drawn by par 85 clerks is that the cost of the polise ie nadály high.
E2A to the polisa. I woulă esfor you to stisnates as the wirowan for 1893 has bonn For because they could do the work better than
$1.189. The highest salary drawn by a clerk in "With m2 confidentiel despaton of the 8th the 3rd paragraph of my protegemeor's con- sstimated with artzema saation. Caplen is Rs. 5000 or $1,33. Karo it is 94 596. Jono, I submitted home of reorganization Glatin pach of the 5th aget, in which "Sub-paragraph (k) refers to tha fill in hamSƏ ths first clerk, but simply in order that they
In Cayton there are only 4 clerks drawing $1,345 by which at ultimate saving of come $10 stress was fald upon the nasessity for great cir- conte. The sazier afficial member in pro- might draw a story and be afforded and
here we haya ona drawing over $4.300, 2 mora a year as to offered. It is a feature in that cumsprotion in odling with any proposals for seal which he very reostly reads to the Gc. opportunity of acquiring experienes in the
drawing over 83,890, 9 mare drawing from scheme that Englishman should not be sent our radusing the strength of the foro. You ni berament (and in which he was entirely sup- For COAT PORT, Wators are packed aut service with a view to their subsequent
$200 to $3,000 and a newber drawing close on to fill poate in the clerical service; and whatarer however, onasider whether any changes aro ad ported by auoiter noofficial member, Mr. White, $2,000.
your Lordship's judgment may be on the solenorisable in the specially favourable Pension Re-heads that it should borrow the amount required plsand on board ship Hongkong prices and employment in more responsible positions.
Heszwbile oFool zabaries other than clerical as a whole, I trust that this joint will commoud gulations of the polic, all of when Buropean, te complete the prasa reclamation and adTATCO the full amount allowed for Packages and Eup when vacancies occurred. But it is clear with the American mail, co, luft San Francise Boorstary dawa te. $4,000 or $10,565, and is
The P. M. atramer City of Rio de Janeiro, are bigher in Ceylon than beta, eg, the Colonial itself,
Thalan and "Chino mika) are allowed to retim it to the marine fub owusca on their undertaking ties when rvosived in good condition.
The following era the rednations which after only 15 years' service. In im Straits in repay their advanos ibu twelve months that if assistant heads of departments for this part, via Yokohama, on the let instant.given a house roat free. Counterfoil Order Books supplied Free au apare to be maintained it ought to be no
think might be made in the most of the divil Sarlaments there is as sildidional provian to the of the completion of their respective stations The Attorney-General-draws Rs. 18,000 worrion properi,
fact that Amamber of the fores mast have stated inter alia that the fall in the renta of plication.
Mesara Butterfeld & Swire inform us that 97 599, besides private practice which is worth
"By the amalgamation of the post of Euttained the age of 45 l toro ba ja allowed they was purely temporary and would soon longer necessary to have men of the same on Saturday they received telegraphic advice sunat as much again. The Anditor General gistrar-General with that of Colonial Storofáty, notice on prision (exopt on grounds of ill rectify itself. tut even as it is, rants in Houg- calibre for, first clerks; the important that the Whampon, which recently went sahora draw the same and allowances. The Treasurer ja saving of about $6,000. To which may LA health); and it might be sairable intradács kong are in many cases extremely high. This qustion is whether the work would not on the Shantung Fromontory, hos safely arrived da, do The Assitant Colonial Secretary Rs.alded, by the abolition of the chief olerkship at any rate this provision into the Hongkon Colmial Sourytury inform me that he pays for
at Shanghai, be more likely to be satisfactorily per
six-roomet house (dining-room, sitting room The Germine mail steamer Neckar, carrying
ad four bed-koms mero bhan for timon what formed by man of matore age who have the car male with dates from barline the
in paid for is very oopmodieus house in "olombo worked their way up in the service than by 8th May, left Singapore on Saturday at 9 am
und the reat demanded for this year for my re- isongs at the Peak, a very insuficient and raw youths who hare all their experience to and may be expected here on or about Thursday,
unaritab's bone, is 52.4°11 Ths following is a List of Waters always kept gain and whose only known qualification is ready in Stock:-
their ability to pass, certain educational
'It'le notifed in the ferrita that undue in strations from the Secretary of State Mr. W. tests. This is a point which will no doubt Chatham has been appointed an executiveangiver Lengage the attention of the Commission. in the Public Works Department from the excond class of the Ceylon Civil Service. Ceylan
Speaking generally, however, the scheine ofpiration of his agreement on the 22nd May. etrenchment in the clerical service propound rd. by the Colonial Secretary appears worthy of commendation. There is no doubt that the salaries paid to clerks by tho Govern- ment are on the wholo far in excess of those
BOMBAY SODAS." We continue to supply burge battles as here. tofore, Fres of Extra Charge, to those of our
Customers who prefer to have them to the or dinary size.
COAST PORT ORDERS, whensver practicable, are despatched by drst steamer leaving after receipt of order, ·
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H.M.S. Linnel left va Satarday for Switowa 80, or $178,
Plover preended to Caston yesterday. The Chiores raisers Event, Kern.
wangpiny lufton Saturday for Foo:Low. The nutrian Iloyd's stearor Vindobona, from Bombay, loft Singapors for this port on Saturday afternoo
the 8th inst
The Canadian Pacife Railway Company's Royal Moil steam Frispress of Chins, Bram Saturday, and left again at 3 pm for Hong Vaborutor, arrived at Shanghai at fam on
kong, where she may be exprated at 7 pm. to-day. -The Duga Bill, introduced at the best weeting
13, 00 or $5,939, to
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and another olerkstiin in the Colonial Bocrotury's In view of those nad other considerations Offio, a saving of $3 009, apart in the saving the seste of storical salaries, here appears to me to be effected under the general scheme of to be absolutely preposterous.
clerical reorganization.
"By the amalgamation of the post of Post- master General with that of Treasurer, a string (allowing for an increase to the salary of the Tessaror) of some $4.000.
We Eure here a clerk, to take the most sig staple, was is drawing, more than our aaditor, a grant deal ra than his official an parlor, the Assistant Colonial Souretery vently as much as the Treasury, who is a member of the Exreative Cmanil, and more than tha se civil corvants have to pass very stiff competitive examination it faire them on an average salary of that class is B 0.600 or 266. Baro Years Revis to reach the noooud olass, and the we liave a clerk drawing 34,5301-
In Singapore the averago oleriot).
sary int.
In Manritius.
In Ceylon.......
Ju Hongkong.........
.8795 744
378'
1,189
By the abolition of the post of Assistant Harbour Master, a saving of $3.010.
rules. so as to somo extent to reinos the banvy charges for police pensious. Any change in the Persion Rutes cuald, of course, only be applied to man karasfter appointed to thi forsə "
On the 21st December. 1892, the Goimenor forwarded the peatest of the assial tere of Council against the Appropriatian Hill.for 1898, in which they coutonden that the Bill was fint Ingally passed becsan the officials voted for their neen salarina.is Exollares says:
"The statement that the annrial valuations have juurdly yet haan altorak' la pirtently tras. far the vory safe ant reason that the valus of hous property has not genwally depreciated ne By redations in the cost of Obervatory The omteption, if sound would obviously the Memorialists wish it to be believed. A deparlament which is now to a great extent voonessitato su alteration in the constbation of valuation is made every your nad every pled with observations of on picuicular import- the colony, for alkaewlas it would always bato ¦ householdre bas au uppoul sgainst the valantion. | the power of the nitafiatal, tumbirs of Canasil The mis-statonunt, that it was solely on the By paductions in the raubordiosio branches by being the Governin to alat by proma of the grant increase in house reute io enes to the colony: $1.000.
of the Supreme Court, $3,000).
refusing ta'vaba ang saburios null any daman the colony the Lord Knutsford enactional tire incrassed salaring? is of a character on with I "By the abolition of ons Magistrate, the work they might happen to have unde bad bunn con- of the Court not being too heavy for ano energe- | ceded. But I imagine that tho semanant tirad prefer not to comment. tio offlear, about $5,100.
offia al members are disqualified from votiur for Pangraph 7.quntas a pragu Chim my ad- By the combination of the post of Superin- their wo salaries is not sound; and even ifs to the Council'na opaning the Session, and paid by mercantile firms, while on the other of the Legislativa Cornell, provides that no dog
tudent of the Ghol with that of the assistant Snit worn, it is clear that the contention that the id that I rangestel why weed for ratranch perintendent of Police, a saving of about 88,500. Bill has then lerally passed subpoot to the unul in ery direction. I har i only to obarre band the salaries paid to the more responsi..shall be landed in the Colony withent s parmit from the Captain Superintendent of Poline, for bie officers ara bolow those commanded by which permit $5 shall be paid. Doga mag net fve 1893, plasing in ob of the first ive clasion thoating of about $3500.
*By the radnation of the Cadets to two, a stated reductions of tha mtariqa je untenablo. | that I did nốt roogpiss the end Eir retrench-
For as your Eardship will son from the unatos ment in ovary diral jun. on of equivalent attainments and special bo kept withoat a licenco, the tes payable flerks drawing as much as, or more than, the Total saving about $35,000. No Credit given for Battles that look dirty or training botside the service; but as there is gives to the Chaverunt in Council to make res
of the proces lings, of which I' snelom a copy Pangraph 8 and 9 protestos devil my viens averages salary proposed by the Secretary of "The strength of the military forda por quartha itans for each department were separately to the fir ettons in which connotates very per- grany, or that appear to bava baor need for suyo question of any further increase of ral regulations.
Stata for the class, but Jess than that proposed tored in Hongkong renders it possible to dis- med and oneried; and even if the vote of the vety by offactual and rapant the d wand far the other purpose than that of containing Aerated salaries in any branch of the service the
bira for the next plans; and in the sixth class count to a great orient the coalinggay of the offizial mymber ecause in each ests (ng, the unediate reduction of certain salariss. The Watsen, 8 sqoh Bottles are never used glatter point is not one that cults for any of bank notes in circulation and of sproio in re-average proposed by him for the fifth olay
The following returas of the areunge amount I hare pisood all who draw less than $799, the police haring to deal with a local enimico. The rate of the Colonil svetry in the case of heat point I has atrody all with, and I need present cost of the police considerably traceda tems for the Colonial Sharebury's opartansat, not go over the same grouad again. As to the The foregoing tables show an expenditure 10 per out of the gloss revenue, and is in my the Treasurer's in the use of the Pensure, and then, the paragraphs are minding in an far special attention; collateral advantages inserrein Hongkong, during the month ended let the way of leare and pension an doubt make May, a certilled by the ausgers of the roof 8101,176 x 85 clocks, or $1,197 a pince on the opicion no necessarily bigh. The Castai Super-so on) be counted as salt sad vaid, every ie
spective Banks, are published :—
average; and according to classes an average of intendent, General Gentoo, as ant Fot bee'n will nevartalass he found to have been tagally
33276 for 1st class. $1,208 for 4th class.
able to ǝinbera to the details of a sobeno of ra- carried and passed and every amind want for rá up for the smaller salaries and there is no
Baze.
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{ dustion; bat he has informed me that be.com/ Ination to hava bawa Ingalle vejected, bị à mu serious discourent. So far as the higher
1.693 3rd.
4706th
siders that it will be feasible without risk to jority of the Council.” offices are concerned, then, since
effect ad altimate saving of 815,000.
by uɛ.
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NOTIOR TO CORRESPONDENTS. Only commentations isang to the new cameral reduction of salaries is possible should be addressed to the Editor."
the only direction in which retrenchment 1 Carrespondenteare requested to forward their name
al wire with comicatious addraged to then be offeated is by the amalgamation of Faith.
which is left blank le the draft Bill." Power in
Chartered Bank of India,
Austendin, and Chin Hongkong and Sanchoi Banking Corporating...
$
In the following tatke. I have entered in 6 cinas all the clerks appearing in the estimated
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Editor, not far publiation, but as evidenos of good officéa anla gradual reduction in the agm-† issued by the P. and 0, S. N. Co. spally for total of the miniracy and maximum pay thereof.all side of them for palisation should be writion on ons ber of officers. The Governor suprated
payer
No anonymiusly signed comminations that have that the posts of Colonial Secretary and Ordara the ariza apples of the Dasty Press shouRevistar-General should be combined, but
apponad in other pspora frest will be lavaried.
the Chicago Exhibition. It consists of wast of
the principal features of the old guide book bat
b: soat bifora 11a.m. on the day of publication to this the Secretary of State does not con-diagram of the Company's past and present fast After that hour the supply in limited.
Telegraphie Adron Pres
P. O. Box 20.
Telephone No. 12.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JUNE 5TH, 1903-
sent. The Registrar-General's office, has been frequently discussed and more than enco proposals for its abolition have boen advanced, bat bihurto it has been held by the community as well as by the Secretary of State, that the Registrar-General's office should not be merged in any other, but hold
On Saturday evealag a farewell complimon. try benefit was tendered by a company of local
the reason being an earlier one than 1601-02.
lat oleos alerke 'average $2,940 -- $14,040
ad
19 $1,80 = $12000
ård
$1,850 = 890,700
th
9
$1,020 & 2180
5th
$ 720-$10,960
8 4203126800
$83.080,
6th
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The Secretary of State's reply, dated 24th October, 1882, ía as Follows 1.—
Arige.
is too long to reproduce fn Fall, bas yo make this ab wintuly and immediately negesery, and that following extract from it:-
when fan han hus leen raised the position will
the
they coom fimply that I ma of opinion that the civil service propr is geneally overpaid. AVERAGE SPECIE IN
€ kara haver ororussed that opinion, and I AMOUNT. ETREYS.
la aut bold it. On the entrary at cable to sao may sufficient reason for paying the me 1,420 31 800,000
If we distribute the Sclerks into 6 olasses
The Secretary of State'a reply.ions followay ars of the Bxecutivo Conasil, for example, in 2,000,000 cording to the narabers in ch of the glasses 4,721,595
Tho possible saving on the existing cast of
"I request yon to inform the memoriafista; Tourlong, where the cost of Hring is much just mentioned, and aialen to each olsas the the watablishments therefory amonats to $31,00 ant the course which the official members of the gher bannt Singapure or Colombo lower rates 38,148,700 $2,800,000 salary contemplated by the Secretary of State, on the clerical serrion, $35,000 on throivil service Council pursued in voting on the question of the story than those drawn by the corresponding stuction of their salaries was jorrect, and in Tembers of Cuocil in the Straite Settlementa We have received a copy of a new guide book taking at avance, pay in sach class half the proper, and $15.000 on the polio-o $1,000 in
Rut »eaming (bat Your Lordship concruas with the petion of the Hats of vul Geylon. The only apparent saeption is To the propriety of theauctions-a point on Unisons; and that this being so, I a moths Atforuer-Gaused, andil must be remember. neeirs at the following gl
biolabell ba glad to rolivy au expresia rasion on that nonnut to advise Har Majany, to sloniant, la is dabarred from privats peacties in your Lordship's opinion-ther obviously eu be
lisallow the Aparopriation Orlingame.”
Honkong. I may farths state that it strikes sever 1 additions bare been made and the des
Evolal only as vawangias occur; they can, but
the 17th January, 1893, the Governine far, sales, to-kty the last of it, that ciptions bare buon revised. A very interesting
rary partially, by realised in the near future,warded the mamaris of this and mimba walle stops are bing lakers in the Colonies to and their completu fullmont anunt be obtain and in his despatch deals with the ris scrap mata tha nivi) sir mats for their lags by ido, China, and tustralian mail service iniz showing the types of vasele employed in the
ed before the lose of a considerable period,
argraph by paragraph, nel viatains that farther dapraoiation of siluge, the op They therafora afford on kream at against the the trade and sans of the Colony, so fa sortunity should be seized in Hongkong to mova cluded, and there are a number of new and
argent uncersity in
from drolining, an increasing. The depatobin redaction of officiul „alarias, and the fall in. tietto, views The book is printed in sisto
"This gives aptverage yearly salary of about liest postiole data using à la the ear
embodies long extracts from the Calenta)étrer urged nga pavond Ene such reduction! coloured ink with pale bias cover, and will prove 065 for ob der and chew a ring of
Stuetary's spegeles in Correll u this sub Paragraph 10 stufes that I hadmitted in passengers a valuable vade arcus and an in-810,010 on the present expenditure.
ja latter to the Ching Mail.ading artiolay aditress that the fluancial position is not on- terasting and reliable pocket companion.
"In my minuto of Brlinstant, I showed that in
I has hat under my didaction the sun the Daily Frase of the 2nd Deanherdy satisfy and that the nacsaci for Singapore the average clorical salary is $735. in gestiole made in paragrapha 10 to 10 of your (from which is Fixellaney say, a deponiste conotoy an retrenchment is imperative. I ara Mauritius sas qilay of $744, and in Corica sobfidential despstok of 13th Jolt last, for reiw of the ethil position may be gathered, of opinion that in the abeongs of a long for the and Mr. P. Eduljar's sen al riport An the public works extraordinary tha fuscial position its present distinct position, as being in-tours to Mr. Sanese. It was termed a the equivalat of $173. I no no pason why in dasing the expenditure on establishments
grend military night and the made there Annkong it whgreatly exceed the highest tended for, and only concerned with, the for consistent principally of soldiers, Robertson's of those Azooots. Latirely agree, if I way Hongkong, as vacancion cevar and apparinnities Bombay y un trade in Hongkong. The despatch is not sati-fery, that a loan for that purpass The unofficial wenders of the Legislative special needs of the Chinese population." the most Ganising burlesquss we have van dospatah whiali I have only seen by the Bug the receipt of a reply to my proteruser's
annedy "Ours" was presented and proved one allowed to say so, ir tua opinion expras ed in s "--Of the clerical staff I will only-ssy, pud- ***The references to the Tölues of the Now by satisfactory. I may add that the revANES Council bave obtained the appointment of a different aspect is put on the matter, how mu tine. The oasis was sustniced by rotary of State but it is undesirable to bring out coulidential depth of Sch August last, that I Oriental Dok Corporation and the vallipse of prospects ha materially improved in separat Commission to ingraire into the penditure ever, now that it has been practically decidelW. Farmer, W. Binpnay, Q.1.3 Cox (R B. mon from England te fil aleckehips in this oulony once in your view that. Engilskim sbord nf the Chartered Heraan Bank are quite irrst dinctions iuc I propired mir address to th of the Colony, and they are to be congrain that the Registrar-General is to cease 9.8 Wilson (RE). Fransatland for China and Portuguese sterks I. cabe sent out to fill-posta. in this branch of the vaut unl it be intended to paply 1hat taka ocell I bar altuly stated to your Lord.
H.E), 0.9.M. Lewis (RA), Mr. C. Tider the existing rate of way to be, almost Government Service.
stributable to sous material extent at all ship what is nouiter may be judicious- Eted on their success. The Governor in to be an independent officer and is to Robinson, Mza Hackett, Mrs. Coz, and Mrs. wilboat an excepilon, altogether excessive, he
"J.—farning to the higher appointments. It to loss innered in Hongkong e thosaty offested in the ordinary expenditure.
imtitacinas. In rior of the fat than the pir. his despatch to the Secretary of State for besome subordinate to the Po Leng Kuk. Lawin Tho Band of the Shropshire Light rates shewn in the subjoined table, which I anb-
"Paragraph 12 is not a little curious, aud warding their umorial had little difficulty If he is to be maintained simply as Eng. Infantry enlivened the evening with plossing mit for consideration, are in my opinion aroply an unbio, at present a visel-to-approve brutenons, which led a the downfall of them to understand. Is states that the Anggeation that the posts of Colonial & suretary New Oriental Bank Corporation and those which an-dioni maubers are the gourous of the selections. At de
anel Bugistrar:& naval shoald be combiṇn. in controverting many of their arguments lish Secretary and adviser to a Chinese
hura meões-itated the reconstruction of thepablie purga, and that it was in vindication of and statements, but the fact remains that Society, then the question arises whether ou
The Boochow Esho has the following note on let class & clerke u to 530, avenge $175 $1,350 The Registrar Genesis often sho'd not in my Chastured Merontlle Bauls are very generally their sights and powers as such, as well as for 180010 opinion be merged in any other, bat hold ita kawa, it is louishing is brokers of) hoyratsotion of the interests of the colony, that the opening of the tea season it that ported they have secured the main object for which officer drawing a much lower salary might arrivals of now pain's Dougon are 71,000
01 1,8 pressat dístinot position, es being lotsaderi for. the signatories of the Memacist, Mr. Wait be:6. alley wore oops!led, on account of the treatment they, contended. Their position has been not do for the post. Lot as not be mis obeats against $5,000 chests at tho amo date th
65 and outyouearded with, the special needs of la the manngre of a loant Bank)-basid baboy End roosised on many tail questions, 35 1,030 the Chips populating. If ander the presenteferred to the cases of the two banks in greting to mine the immediate reduction of vertais throughout sanewbat illogical, benause they understood on this point. We write in no last year. This increase comes about through th
arrangement the time of the Colonial Susietary as affording as segamast in favor of the cables This is not the first ocassion on which allowed it to be generally understood that they spirit of hostility to the Po Leung Kuk nor Masters were first, shows on the "9ed May.
$10 and of the Registrar General is in either modnation of explain official salaries in Hougit has been annendad that clio unofficial members did not wish a general reduction of the do we gute tain any distrust of our Chinese three days errlier than last year, and ail the
12 fully owned, it appears to ins that the bar kong. The principal nas incomparably then ouly have in common with their official
dinate staff of each doparlansat should be relied, et important bask in Hangkan is the Hong- salates of the present holders of office, and fellow residents who exercise the control of Ta tena are, however, close at hand and also
allangus, as bars of the Legislative districts are now represented excepting Boor.co.
$70,080
• This gives an aforegennonel salary of about possibly by abolishing the post of Assistant kong and Shang's Dank. Is acounts for the Cumaal, a sonsibility in regard yet it was only by attacking the scale of that body. We would willingly see a punch Soupbongs. The arrivals of Flowery Pakoes 8823, and shows a jacing on the cisting exoneral.
Colonial Storetary and Assistant Registrar-hist half-year bare not get hean published, but I penditure of public Lands, but that they salaries paid that they could raise the gen. larger measure of self-government accorded are 4.100 best graizst 1,700 shouts at the same penditure of 231010.
have uniapesokible uthority for stating thetri special nad paliar sens datelnat year and business is reported to hava beon
The pasta of Proster an Postmaster-Ita transactions for that half-year have been the It will be obsacred that the proposed average General were a-purated but two years ago, after mest satisfactor and profitable hat it has led listiuction to, or aran, as it would sem to the eral question of the cost of administration. to the Chinese community than is at present done in them to some extant yaa'erday (26th pay is $70 per aamus in excess of that given very careful consideration; and it is therefore for many years past. The Chinese Drake in the insion of the oil sial members. The resolu the gusedinna of the public press in contra-
And in attacking the salaries paid they enjoyed, but we say that the Registrar May). The real early our shipments of Pakin Maritine, 699 in excess of that given st made use of arguinsure that could not be General, instead of being constituted the ling Congou have gone forward by mail stemmers. Singapers, and a great deal more than double mature to couterolate anew the amalgama-long also find so diealty in ploying their on wed by M. Wait-heal on the 7th De supported. As regards the present position servant of any Chinese organisation, ought
ember, 1891, stated that nunfficial members are that gives itt Caylon, the pag of the several of the two offs. Here again oxom fauds to advantare. H.B.M. Court for Japan sat at Yokohama elages ranges from. 350 rising to 340 10 the bould rather be looked far in the direction of La sub-paragraph the memorialists gaste the lawfully caustitatad guardians of the pubile and prospects of the Colony, for instance, the remain superior to and independent of all on the 25th ult, in the Chishing-Bayerna ca inved, pless, to fry times those amounts, or $150 ndaning the staff of me or both of the depart certain figures from the returns of the revonce garso, nada busad on this assumption a request ments, and of holding the chief offers respon of the Chloess Imperial Onetoms, and they for the appointment of a retrenchment com. Governor has only to appeal frous the senior such organisations in the same way and to for the purpose of disposing of a demarrer filed rising to $200 in the highest. unofficial member who advocating retrench-the same patent as the President of the Local by the defendante that the petition be dismissed. The rates compare vary favourably with the sible for efficient and genstant control of the argas, therefrom a decrease in the trads of witten durunged of mar bera exclusive of Go moat to the same goatieman when asking Government Board in England is superior to on the ground that m nakuowu and undañoad Aat it must be remembered that there. Brms do ntion, to accept the view, expressed in your desthat I have not had time, asing sasines to dus-ponsibility whigh devolves on the whole Council,
without any answer being required from them eniarias given by private dress in Hongkong, work of their subordinates
5.-I am prepared, withough with some best-dress in the trade of Hengke. I rere unofficial meraers do not merely share a r
Chiun, and inferentially, it may be presumed, verament of The assumption that the for a loan to the urine lotholders for the and independent of the variens Municipal said not eas in the Conrt by name; and that From every print of view therefore I coa of the Harbour department can be efficiently sequghty nuslyss the items taich asks up equally horne by the official membra body such as the Imperial Japanese Government ast grant pension where Government doen. patoh No. 259 of 3rd August at that the work patch the Maiorial by the out-going mill; toont have an especial responsibility which is completion of the Praya Reclamation. Councils and other local bodies with whose the soren oraiser Ohishima Han being alleged sider the sale which I suggest to be abundantly performed by oce Officer with the asistence of a Law totals quoted; but I have aujysed the Insolven a strange misconception which I am That the Colony is advancing in pros doings his department is specially concerned. in the petition to be a publia vassal of war of the sufficient. Nor is either the quantity of the work Cadet, and with a view to abolishing the offs of al ciontly to satify mysale at tan argument quita nnable to sont for. The only dis perity and is bound to advance, not with- the sacrifice of his
the advanced la res aisladang. The Mougrisliste motion that I en swara of in this respect standing temporary checks in this, or that Registrar-General necessarily becomes in. Pristary rights there to be vasted in the Mikado, work, such as da justify.extrautilinary rates of Hastings name for transfer to emplaget i
It was stated, however, that an affidavit had pay.
-tale that the kinase. Customs revenue may batwago effesal and unofficial membara of diretion, is in fact, a proposition which capacitated to discharge the functions of bees filed and an undertaking given which salis. As regards the mount of work they have to other. Colony, should our suitable vabay safely be regarded as an ioier to the variation Counil je in the nature of a limitation of the
fed the dnfeudan's that uni sotaal plai usif was de, I am satisfitist it late many essent
in trade. This is entirely errosegun. To rights of the latter, and precludes the offota! does not ad uit of dispute, and in represent adviser to the Government in matters affect gulag. hut aloted to ade under the name of the affisient, sad that a number of our clerks my
6. With veforenes to your proposal to reduce take for example one, Teck importans iter members from proposing any increase of ing the depression in the share marketing the Chinese and to act as the channel of Imperial Japaness Government. Consequently presently be reducntara ant yet in a position that the staff of the Observatory was recently from this Extisie is largely diminished the Governo. Starting, however, from this the cost of the Observatory, I would remind you-petrolcam-the Chinese Cheong revenue aditees without the previous authorization of which has prevailed for the last for yours as communication between the Chinese and the fondants counsel said the ros alcaid the L'as da to sabait de Baite proposals in this haball, but increased on the ringsmondation of, and after come porta in 1919, lnt, so the tenu tho karaivoraseption, the memorialists s'ate that they
fendants' counsel said he was bouring as regards my own office. I may say that I could exhaustive auquiry by, lol Committe. Iportations haring diminished-they have shor betokening the general decadence of the Government, and the principal functions of the osse could not take place before August. certainly dispense with the Clint Clerk (now on should therefore in any oss us opposed to make mossly increased. The exptsuation is that the certale ateist salaries. fe riu lication of their were compellet le move the reduction of Colony the unofficial manibars took up a hitherto discharged by him will necessarily
leare, and probably with another clerk in ing a red notion in the establishment at the pro In the Divorce Court on the 27th April Jamasļedditään.”
'Battery' tax was reduced from 10 aorty a eu own rights Bud, powers," as well as for the position which would get be supports. But have to be discharged by the Colonial Sacro-
Robert Coulthard petitioned for a dissolation of The next despatch is from the Secretary of saut time over valable work appears to in 1991 to top contas cate in 1892 thereby protection of the interests of the Culaby although the colony's prosperity may be tary, with the assistance possibly of a Chibis marrings because of his wife's siltary with State to the Goor dated 28th November which in the eyes of the Astronemus Royal sy gesins, importations to have romained a spus other motive besides the very scout have been done by this fies the importa of diminishing the revenue from this soare, sup. The admission that they ars notast by assured, that is ao reson why it should pay mesa Secretary. The post of Registrar Frank Torner Mr. Warburton appeared for 1892, in which Led Ripon, referring to the be ganged from the suolosed latter, and I am ent change, by three-fourths. The falling off is ons of a rogard for the interests of the salony. more for its administrative machinery than General, therefore, cannot fail to receive the petitioner. There was no defense It w kome sbare set out; mys
shown in evitense that Mr. Coulthard, who for! I bara no objection is the gradual introdue-prepared to admit that this work is of kind the Bulan revenus does not therefore nec renders it highly probable that the othar is raascuably usecatury. That it dogs do so close attention from the Retrenchment several years was in the Contalar Bersion at tion of this scheme; ne vasarins occur, in: Benhich is of no special values to the colony itself. andily imply a corresponding dare la immotive which they baro admitted was tha at present there can be no question. In the Coprusion
*You do not state in what direction you portacione; us a matter of face 7,700,000 gallons real and effective case of their motion. They Another change proposed Shanghai, zasrried the respondent in the of the rehome nyprived in my prodessen 'kte- bigher branches of the service there are ton by the Governor was the amalgamation cathedral at Hoogkeng in 1887 He returned patch No. 112 of ad May lost, if the nnoflotal coatemplate making a slight reduction in the as-paid daty at Kowloon in 1802 us against felt, as they say, that they must riudicato
to England in 1890, accomplied by his wife; and, members of the Ingislative Council conour in tabliet.mant of the Supreme Court, but I am 4.000.000 gallons in 1891.
their own rights and powers and they were mang affigars, while the tower ranks are too of the posts of Treasurer and Post-after a time they set out together for a sea voy your view that the proposed malarios are suficient, content to leave this point to your discretion. "A anusiderable portion, agein, of the failing compelled to take thisstep by reason not only
change which is not age in the Empress of China. While on board You will reusaber that the salaries of these highly paid. The Government ha already master General, a
"The promotion of Mr. Wise offere nu op off in the Chinese carsons derived from Opass of their pazition in the Council. bat also of Sir: Coulthard noticed so much friendship between officers wera rasully raised 20 par: ment, ahora portunity for trying the experiment Barrying is attributable to increased antagging (một nàtheir treatment on many financial questions. formulated a scheme of retrenchment which approved by the Secretary of State, and the respondent and the co-respondent Inzuer, the rites of pay find in:1275, because it was reo The work of the Policy Court with one orarily from Hodging) into various parts of In other words, they wored the reduction of will form a convenient basis for the which will probably not commend itself to who was one of the core of the ship, that be presented in the topert saolosed in your pre Magistrats alone, though I ain. very far from China, and the 100i cutal sironmetance of a good salaries not as much because such redaction was. inquiries of the Commasion just appoint the Commission. The Assistant Harbour. felt it ascesary to remonstrate with her on the decessor's despotok Ne 339 of 23rd December, corfident that the experiment will prove sa karvost accoun's for a lurze less of ravenna by in their opinion, right and necessary, as hocam
subject. On their return from the voyage, 1989, that the post of living in Hongkong bad cassful. You do not state what emolumenta way of daty op imported grain. The above com the motion upprored to them oor venient et. Had it not been for the agitation Mastership is to be abolished, a stop which in May, 1892, Mr. and Mrs. Centhrd wipt grown very considerably in the case of offers y propose to give to Mr. Wodehouse, if siderations may suffice to shew the ory of method of serting their poi jou, vadintieg of the anofficial members no such scheme will meet with general approval, for it is a te lire at Bineshesta. They did not got on very domiciled in the East, as well as in the onse of valled upon to perform the work, which has the statement that the Chinese Castoma reregtheir own rights and powers, and pretesting would ever have been thought of, and it matter of notoriety that there is no work for wall together there, and it was arranged that the officers appolated from England. That Report hitherto been divided between two Magistrates; may safely be regarded as in tudes to the ngainst the treatment which they had previously
lady abould go fora bila to Bournemouth. She stated in effect that the cost of living generally and I assume that it will probably be found variations iu' (China) trade and it is aimoet wet with ou many funncial questions Phstren must therefore be allowed that while on that officer. It is also proposed to carry on did en, and remained thers till September, when had within ten years increased 20 per cent for Decesary to relieve him of his other duties, sperous to add that even if it might be so ment to whics they refer consiste, as explained in paper they got much the worst of it is con- the work of the Police Court with one she left, ostensibly on her return to London. Europeans, and 1 per cent. for aon Koropeans, those, aanly, of Coroner and Superintendent of regarded, it would for shrious rensons by nofthe rest of the paragraph, of their being used when She did not, however, present herself to her and it was a wordingly recommended that Eure tho Pire Frigude, so as to allow him to devote minua follow that it might be regarded as a required, disregarded when not required, of their troversy with the Government, the sub-Magistrate instead of two, an axperiment hastrat. Some Ume after be nesired from ber paan officers should be given what was practies his whole energies to the Magistracy. In that inder to the variations of the trade of Hoog-being too oftas ignore and given to ander tial vistory reste with them.
which will depend for its sacceas entirely a letter in which she said their marriage had it as entlasted in dolls a rise of 95 per cent, osme it would seen fair to contine to him kong
stand that beir votes and opinions ara valoslom." The scheme of retrenchment prepared by on the ability of the occupant of the barn a mistake, that she never had been happy on thele 1975 rate of pay, and non-European personally so long as he holds the posts of sole I sub-paragraphs (e) and (f) sa' attempt is bars had the honour of administering several the Colonial Secretary and adopted by post not only to do the work well in their married life, that if they resumed gooflores a rise of 20 per cont. over tbs entes gre. Mingisteate, the apgregate salary, now drawn by mede to minimise the beset whicts the colony overamente, and I think I may safely claim to
habitation they world. live în continual mentei! valling in 1875
him in his three offes, loving the question of dorives from the shipping frequenting its port. to from from any tendeuay to ignore sdofficia! the Governor drave a broad distinction be-but to get through it quickly. Mr. WISE misery that she had goes to one sho loved haster Under the soleme now proposed the salaries his suspessura mlary to be settled heroafter on It can hardly be necessary for me to insist on members of Council or to regard their votes and tæren what are torged the Civil Service experienced no difficulty when he was alone than all the world, and she had left ber husband will be were or less restored to the 1875 rates, vacancy. If this yourse is adopted, however, The sellerident fact that the clony must bereft opinious as valueless. Ab the side time it met proper and the clerical service, a distinction at the Police Court, but it is not every one for ever, and that there would be no use in his The inference seeks to follow that, in the spin the saving bansed by the abolition of ons Mand does benefit by its chipplug. The amet sastimes beppon that my duly prevents me attempting to get ber back. Witnesses, amongios of yourself out your Executige Contail, the gistracy would for the present borednord from received by way of light duos supplies nu adequate from accepting the opinious of the unpida! somewhat similar to that which obtains in who possesses his power of rapid decision, tham the prespendent's mother were ex cost of living for nos Europack is not mate 35.000 to $3.00 a year. The dalies of Courseware of that benet, bat es a wattur ei fast members, and this was the cam in regard to the Irdia between the covenanted and uncaren. Other minor changes are mentioned in the miselta show that be sud u respondent had rielly if at all greater than it was in 1875. If wight parhaps be given to the Bagerintendent or have is 102 baght in the sum of motion for tha radnating of salaries. I vare
I been living tegnilier us map sul rifeet Padi mg. I mu only mening yet the piatamente in the gf the Gank and you could doubtless meluot 892,500 or nearly $3,000 more then in 1804.
falls ogemiast the juangief pretty and pros anted sorriges, Hitherto this distinction haal derpstolpe, which need not be envoiffually distor His lordship proKONDENĄ W
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