HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCH.
A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was held on the 16th instant in the Council Chamber si 2.30p.m.
PRESENT:--
THE PONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH, 1907.
INSURANCE COMPANIES ORDINANCEM. The ATTORNEY Ĝeneral moved the frat reading of a billoptitled An Ordinanso relating to Life, Fire, and Marine Insurance Companies The COLONIAL SECRETANT seconded, and the motion was agreed to,
FACILITIES FOR A FOREIGN COMPANT,
CIVIL SERVANTS SALARIES.
The correspondence on the subject of the salaries of European civil servants was laid before the Legislative Council yesterday,
Sis Matthew Nathan, in his despatch of 13th July, 1906, pointed out that the strongest argument against payment of sterling or ex- change compensation salaries at any rate of her which officers have expressly or impliedly than the anrrent one is that by the agrements
somewhat too much. Bat I am satisfied i
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to the general accuracy of the statements and HOCK S figures in Tables Band 0, and that it is not over- stating the case to say that the most in dollars of those items of living which are paid for on suce 1902 when the Sterling Salary Scheme was silver basin has gone up at least 20 per sent. introduced and during which your the average geld vaine of the dollar was 1/8. A factor which
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DIRECT FROM, AND BOTTLED BY
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ed by the growth is the revenus of the bae undoubtedly contributed to this rise in the SPARKLING RED BURGUNDY increasing wealth of the community, na evideno
The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the first HIM EXCELLENCY THE OPPICHE ADMINI Foading of a Bill entitled An Ordinsues for MERING THE GOVERNMENT, Hon. Mr. F. H., giving to a Foreign Company, called the entered into they bave no legal claim to any Colony, from 34.901.074 in 1902 to an amount
Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij, certain MAJOR-GENERAL R. G. BREADWOOD, C.B. facilities for carrying on its business in the
Colony.
MAY, Q.M.G.
A.C.D.
Hon. Mr. AM. THOMSON (Colonial Beeze-
tary).
Hoc. Mr. H. H. J. GoMVERTZ (Attorney-, General)
flon. Mr. C. McI. MESSER, (Colonial Tren-
surer).
Hon. Mr. W. CHAPHAM, C.M.G. (Dirantor of Public Works).
flon. Mr. A.W.BREWIN(Registrar-General Hou. Mr. F. J. BADELEY (Captain-Baporin-
tendant of Police),
Hon. Dr. Ho Kat, M.B., CM, C.M.C Hon. Mr. WEL YUK
Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLER, K.C.
Hon. Mr. E. OSDOBNE.
Hon. Mr. H. Keswich.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Beconded, and the motion was agreed to.
HEXCELLENOY-The Council stands ad- journed till this day week.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of tho Finence Committee was hold immediately after the Council — the Colonial Secretary presiding. The following votes were paasa i :
EDUCATIONAL
The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to vote a sum of Five thousand five hundred Dollars (25,500) in aid of the vote, Education, Other Charges, Grants,
Mr. A. G. M. FLETCHER Clerk of Councils), Building Grants,
MINUTES.
The minutos of the previous meeting were read, and confirmed,
FINANCIAL MINUTER,
· The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by somwand of His Excellency the Officer Ailministering the Gerernment, laid on the table Financial Minutes Nce. 26 to 30, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committen
The COLONIAL TREASURE seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
PAPERS.
"The COLONIAL SICKET RY, by command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, laid on the table the following Tapos-espatel from the Berntary State for the Colonies with regard to Sir Matthew Nathan's departure: Report on the health and sanitary condition of the Colony for the year 1906, Report of the Inspector of Schools for the your 1916; Despatch from the Secretary of State regarding the Typhoon Relief Fund Committee, Correspondence on the subject of salaries of European Civil Servante,
CIVIL SERVANTS' SALARIES.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I bave the hon-
cur to move the following resolution "Esseived that the principle of the payment of salaries of European Civil Servants contained in Lord Elgin's despatch No. 122 of the 11th June, 1907. be approved."
I move this resolution, Sir, pra furma, leaving it to the unofficial members of the Council to express their opinions on the subject. The extra amount required for the first six months of this year will be about 811,000. As regards the remainder of the year, and in fact for the whole peer, the total amount has already bee veted, as the estimates were taken at the rate of 21.
Hon. Dr. Ho Ka-I have mucb plesaure in
HAEBOUB MASTER'S DEFAKTMENT. The Ulcer Administering the Government recommended the Council to rerole a anm of one therand seven hundred and sizleon dollars ($1,716) in aid of the vate, Harbour Master's Department, Harbour Office-Special. Expendi: ture. Purchase of 3 Fairway Lights and Buoys.
PUBLIC WORK?.
The flour Administering the Coracarunt recommended the Council to vote a sum of One thousand vino bandied Dollars ($1,900) is aid of the vote, Public Works,
Maintenance of Lighthouses.
JUDICIAL,
Recarraut
The Officer Administering the Goreroment hundred nor seventy five Dollara (8275) in aid of the rote, Judicial and Legal Departments, Supreme Court, Olhor Charges, for the following items:--
reommended the Council to vofu à sum of Two.
Electric Fans and Light Incido tal Expenses..
Total...
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CEMETERY,
$ 75 200
$275
The Oficer Adu iristering the Government recomme uded the Council ic vote a sum of Three bundred and fifty Dollars ($350) in aid Public Works Recurrent, of the vote, Miscellaneous, Maintenance of Public Cemetery,
other rate, Against this however monet be set the fact that it is impossible to expect a'antisfied of officers' salaries is
power constantly through no fault of their own and that with a dissatisfied Civil Service the work of the Colony ia net likely to be effolently performed, whils recruits of the desired stamp will be deterred from joining by the complaints of those who are constantly realising with
greater resentment the unfavourable conditions under are now serving: The fact that the
Civil Service in which the open reduced
bioes its reconne and fromosita estimate Colony of expenditure in dollars and so apparently eaven at the expo-so of its servants when the dollar goes above the rate of zuhange at which the sungal estimates are made, silds to the dissatisfaction arising from the preemt condition of affairs,
Hi Excellency submitted several sohmmer the most important of which and the one which he favoured most was the third. It was follows:
A third scheme would be to fix upon some rate, and if the doller good above it, to pay the dollar equivalent at that rate, and if it goes below it, to pay at the average rate of the preceding month. If, for instance, a 2, - rale is xed upon then when the dollar is above 2/1 officers drawing sterling ealaries would receisu 10 dollars to the £, and if below some greater number according to the ezebongo of the previous month. Z would be a arbitrary, but convenient, iate to fir. It is considerably bigber than the rate current at the time of the sterling salaries by Mr. Chamberinia's despatch of the 13th Jane, 1900, but since that date officers have on the whole ga ned by the age, and i they would again proft if the Volas of silver foll, while they would not lose if it rose. The praction effect of this scheme, if carried out, would be to convert sterling salaries into dollar salaries for local payments, if the dollar raine rose above 2/
Then comes the important letter of Murol 8th, 1907, in which Sir Matthew writes:"
My Lord,-Iu socorianus with paragraph No. 222 of the Rules and Regulations of II. M. Colonist Service, I have the honour to
transmit copies of two memorials on the subject
estimated at 88.449, 25 for 1007, fres taxation having been imposed to account for this increase of about 30 per cout.
5. The remaining petitions call for little comment, That submitted by the Medical apartment does not gain fores by being signed by the tire staff of nursing sisters to whom mach that is contained in it does not apply. Though the Police are undoubtedly prejudicially affected
by receiving a smaller number of dellers now than they did formerly, it "mul be borne in mind that they get moosiderable light, uniform and passages home and out again extra silver allowances and free quarters, fuel,
for themselves and families; they are has baller off then other Emopean publio officer in the Cutory
6. Frem a consideration of the memorialsand petitions and of such other information bearing on the waffer as I bave been able to collect. I bave come to the conclusion that the case for the memorialists and petitioners can succinctly and fairly be put in the following terms:-
In the leat five years the number of dollars rearival on account of sterling and exchange compensation salaries has been reduced 25 per cent. In the same timo dellar paymeats which and somewhat more of the junior Beers bave in- make upabent 3rds of the expenditure of sonier read by rise of prices at least per cent, while sterling rayments which ass und bed or less of total have decroused by not more than 10 per cent.
sterling salary according to the above latement 7. The purchasing power of an official's is in 1907-4 (2-5 by 4/5 plus 3 plus 11/10) or 675 per cent. of what it was in 1902.
Neglecting rio in priers for local produce and labour as being probably independent in its cans of the alteration in the gold valce of the dollar the proportion of
purchasing power of sterling salaries in 1967 to what it was in 1942 resulting solely from this alteration is (4 plus by 1/10.3 r fr5 per cent.
On similar lines the propertion of the pur 1907 to what it was in Nos-mber 1925 is due chasing power of
sterling salaries in March rofely to the alteration in the value of the dollar
2/3 plus 1/3 by 11/10) or 93 per cent.
DIRECT FROM
GUICHARD-POTHERET & FILS,
BOLE AGENTS-
CHALON-SUR-SAONE.
H. PRICE & CO., LTD. PRICE LIST on Applicatio:.
TELEPHONE No. 135.
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sabject to the following conditions for three years from January 1st, 1907,
The allowance will be at the rate of 5 per cont per annum on the officer's salary, so long n the exolange valus of the dollar is 9/2d. of ROBINSON more.
If the dollar rises to 2/44, or more the allowance will be at the rate of 10 per cent. if the dollar fails below 227. un allowanES will be paid.
These allowances will not be passionable sul will not be paid while un officer is ou leavy of abspace.
4. As at prosont advised, I am not satisfied
these allowances to coore whose laries exceed
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that there are feint grounds for granting TALKING £1,00 a year. It can scarcely to argue that such offers find it diffealt to live with fair comfort on their salaries, and it must be remom. bered that their cal expenditure (which alons is affected by the rise in the exchange va'no of the dollar) is less in proportion to their iscoms than that of less bighly paid officers. If, how ever, you take a different view, I shall be glad to receive, and consider, your abs rvations on the point and in the meantime I will defer coming to a final decision upon it. way and that, if the limit of £1,000 is finally adopted, in the case of officers whese salaries are nominally fod in dollars, payable at 3s.. the salary should be regarded us exceeding £1,000 if the storling salary attached to the post is more than that
tum.
5. Shortly before the end of the period of three years, to which I have proposed to limit the grant of the allowance, I shall expect to
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hould be without ils effect on the effoioasy of the Service generally. Apart from general in which grod men have been lost to the Colony dissatisfaction several onsen have already occurred by the unattractive as of the present outlook.
were
of the salaries of officers of this Government in relation to the exchange value of the gold or
8. From whatever point of view these figures The gold equivalent in which they are paid.
are considered it cannot be questioned that irst memorial, addressed to me fox transmission there has been a beary fall in the purchasing to Your Lordship is signed
power of sterling salaries in the last few years Bir F. T. and it could scarcely be expected that this fall gott, Chief
Justice, by Sir H. S. Berkeley. The bas since resigned from the Colonial Service, and by Mr. 8. T. Dann, Superintend ent of the Rotanical and Forestry Department It purports also to present the views of Mr. H. R. Felips, the Local Auditor and of the late Harbour Master The second memorial also addressed to me for similar transmission in the egant of my being satisfied of the general correctness of the figures it contains, signed by the remaining heads of departments with thứ exception of the Colonial Secretary and of the Yesterday there was laid before the Legislative Director of the Observatory, who is abrent to the retire from the Service; it is also signed by the Council the following dospatch from Basistort hands in some of the principal Boek Secretary of State for the Colonies with In forwarding it Mft. B. H. J. Gompertz, regard to Bir Matthew Nathan's departure:- Acting Attorney General, stated that no names of officers in posts below the 2nd class had been appended to it becues it was thought andesirable to
to multiply signatures but that the signatories claimed to speak for all ranks of the Government Service.
I also forward in duplicate a letter on the same subject addres ed to Your Lordship by
SIR MATTHEW NATHAN.
Downing Street,
31st May, 1907. Sir,-- I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 104 of April 23rd, reporting your assumption of the administration
9 Since the memorials above discussed submitted, I have received de patosh No. 286 of the 26th November, 1906, in the 4th pangr ph of which Your Lordship regrets being anable to reconsider the decision that measuree of relief were unjustifiable and пошевы at the prosent time and goes on to state that any case the fact that in spite of economy of Public Works the estimated revenus for 1907 barely covers the estimated expenditare is enBiolent reason against any general increase it salaries."
In this connection I would point out that the Estimates were drawn up on basis of a 2-dollar and that the current rate is appreciably or compensation is given for its now over 2. 21d. so that unless this rute falls
high 1 vol, the amount that will be expended on sterling salaries in the
on market prices in Hongkong showing how for local prices have adjusted themselves to the enhanced sterling value of the dollar, pposing the rate of exchange still to be high. On the receipt of this report, the question of continuing the local allowance wili bo reconsidered, but it must be understood. that it will not be renewed unless the step ditions obtaining at the time. can be justified by reference to the local con
I bare, V
FLOIX. Gevorner Sir M. Nathan, K.C.M.G., Then followed this correspondence
1st May, 1907. Officer Administering the Government
to Secretary of State Your despatch No, 57 of 28th March. Tho allowance offered would not satisfy the Service sad 1 propose to suspend action until I shall have received a reply to Sir M. Nathon's despatch No. 37 of the 8th Marob.
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Downing Street,
18th April, 1907, receipt of your despatch No. 77 of the inf Sre,-I have the honour to acknowledge the March Forwarding memorials of Government,
kong Service na affected by the high exchange value of the dollar,
econding the resolution which ban just beon and onclosing extraels from the looal Press with Mr. A. G. Wise, Pulene Judge, who gives his short of the estimate Year will fall considerably effloors with rogerd to the salaries of the long-
proposed by the hon. gentleman opposite. The bon. Colonial Secretary said bo proposed this
pro form, and I can quito appreciato bis pos: tion innemuch as it is a resolution dealing with salaries of members of the public service, of which service he is a member. The question from eighteen months ago, and at ous time it excited a good deal of comment both in the public press asd in private conversation, and culminated in May last in a series of petitions being sent home to the Secretary of Stata regarding the unfortunate position of members of the Civil Service on account of the rise in value of the dollar, thus plasing them all in a position to lean a number of dollars, whilo at the same time the cost of living and other oxpenses did not decrease in proportion to the rice in value of the dollar. Unfortunately the Secretary of Stato did not see it in the first instance to grant their prayer, hat is saru iu Despatch 122, dated 11th June, 1907, the Secretary of State, Lord Elgin, has at last Consented, with the approval of this Conucil, to
regard to Sir M, Nathan's departure.
2. These papers afford gratifying evidence of the esteem in which the rotiring Governor is held by all classes of the population of the Colony, and I have read them with much pleasure.
3. In the addresses; resented to Sir M. Nathan on his departure reference has been made to the many important services whick be rendered to the Colony during the period of his administra- tion. I cordially associate myself with all that was said on the occasion, and I fally sympathise with the regret, so generally expressed, that his connexion with Hongkong bas not extended to the full term during which & Governor ordinari. holds offico. Bat in the public interests His Majesty's Government found it necessary to invite Sir M, Nathan to give the benefit of his proved ability in another portion of the Empire, and I desire to record my appreciation of the ready way in which he met their wishes,
I have &c.,
ELGIN,
resaone for not siguing either of the memorials referred to above."
addressed to me through the Colonial Secretary I further transmit a copy of a petition which, with minor alterations to make it applicable to differest departments, has been signed by practically all the European Offcars of the Medical, Sanitary and Publie Works Departments. Blightly different petitions, of which dopies ara aunered, have been submitted by the Masters of Quoou's College, by the European members of the Harbour and Prison of the Police Force. Departments, and by the European contingent
Two leiters, one dated the 24th December and the other the 26th February, both forwarded at the request of Sir Franeis Figgott form the last enclosures to this despateb.
I
understand that Your Lordship on the h 10. Subsequent to the above quoteù despatch January last asked of the Governor of the Birala Settlements what solution of the salaries question would be applicable to Hongkong as well as to the Straits Settlemente and Federated
of the
Malay Statre. tir John Anderson has been good enough to favour me with a copy drapatch he wrote in reply-No. 6 dated the 21st January, 1907, the 11th paragraph of which suggests thatalaries in Hongkong should be paid at the rate of the day so long as it doon not exceed 2/2 and that if the rate exoreds 2/2 the salary should have a percentage added to it equivalent to 1/48th of the excuse of the rate ever 21-
For implicity it is suggested that in place of the above an additional cont should be given on every dollar for every d. that the dollar rises above 2/-. With nine dollars to the pound sterling, or the dollar at rather more thon 2/24d, as at present, Sir John Anderson's scheme would mean an immediate. addition of a per cent to salaries. This would not remove presont grounds of complaint.
ELGIN
2. I propose to defer replying to your despatch natil I have bad the opportunity of discussing the matter with you on your arrival bore.
I have, &c.,
Governor Sir M. Notkan, K.C.M.G.
Downing Street,
11th June, 1907, Sir. I have the bonour to acknowledge the receipt of your telegram of the lat of May, in which you informed me that the propeen's made in my despatch No, 57 of the 28th of March for the grant of a local allowance would not satisfy the service, and added that you proposal to defer action in anticipation of my reply to the Governor's despatch No. 37 of the 8th of March. I had already replied to that despatoli to the offret that I would discuss the matter with. Sir M. Nathan on his arrival in this country.
2. I have now ascertained Sir M. Nathan's visuse, and, subject to the consent of the Legislative Council, I am prepared to approre the following arrangement:
Officers drawing sterling salaries, or dollar salaries with double oxchange compression.
at the rate of 21- to the dollar, so long as the
figure,
a certain arrangement which, I am sure, will The (fear Administering the Government of almost concession a few tradesmen have made is then be 10 per coul. If it went to 21612 will be paid their salaries, when in the Colony,
give to mcmbare of the Civil Service in this
Colony adequate compensation for their losses.
As I said, Sir, the subject was brought pro-
minently before the public some timo„ego, aud
I must say that most members of this Council,
Ilongkong.
TYPHOON RELIEF FUND.
The following dispatch from the Secretary
The
1 per cent, in their priven by laid down as a maximum instead of the change value of the dollar is at or above that i
When the exchange value of the dollar is below 2 these salaries will be paid, sa at present, sta cate of exchange fixed meathly by the Government and based on the average preceding month.
sed niso the public, aympathised a very great of State for the Colonies with regard to the price of woods has felong been a the rate of the 13th my confential dospaloh of exchange value of the dollar during the
was laid before the Legislative Council yeater.
deal with the members of the Civil Service, and report of the typhoon relief fund committee, we think an arrangement of this sort in fixing
bo dollar at 2 is a fair settlement of the day: question. We feel, however, having regard to
Offuers whose salaries are fixed in sterling will draw leave pay and peusion on the basis of the fixed sterling salary.
Offloura drawing double, exchange compass. tion will continue to draw leave pay and pension on the basis of their potiual dollar staring at the privileged rates of exchange to which they
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2. It will be seen that oxo-pt in the Post Office and in the Education Department, whose members have recently received increases in salary, the complaint of the insufficiency of emoluments in the cristing circumsianerz of sohaugs ir naiversal througlaut the Europosa ofloers of the Hongkong Goverument.
11. A more acceptable scheme would be if an 3. The first of "the memorials referred to above embodies sama inaccuracies Experienes additional cont were given on every dollar for has not shown that the dollar bus risen over that the dollar rises abure 2 more than 6d in 18 months por that "the With the dollar at 23 the addition would
a reduction of 5
addition would be 24 per eat which might sterling equivalent of the dollar has not been below
10 since
the 11th October, 1904, and bus par cant suggested by Sir John Anderson. nover risen to 24. Several important Bras. The actual effect of the scheme is practically have reduced their prices between 10 and 20 per pay salaries ut a fictitions rate of 2- to the
dollar
On the whole the scheme suggested at since that date. The slatement that "so far as Europe tradesmen are concerned the
in paragraph 7
1908, appeats ampler. one dollar to one shilling charged in England'
12. I regret the delay, due to my recent illness is not applicable to all gode ner is it correct and absence and to the complicated nature of
down that analome daties in
the other
question, in forwarding the memorials and sat most add 10 per cent, to the price," politions submitted to ma in October and Though 82 month may be the mean root of November of last year, and I would arge on the increased value of the doller, that, if there
a house on the Peak of floials in the position of our Lordship the necessity for some early should be any lose, the Colony as a whole should
Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge the the signatories of the Brst memorial (of whom setion bing taken in the watter with which bear it rather than the different members of receipt of Sir M, Nathan's despatch
one however is provided with Government they deal.
Then follow the enclosures. It is certainly not quarters)
rent
tof the Civil Service. I go upon the principle, the 18th of April, forwarding a copy of the houses ooonpied by Government offio re The
The reply of the Secretary of State for the Sir, in supporting the resolution, that report of the Committee appointed to collect statement that landlords do not find house Colonies is apponded: the Colony bas a
Downing Street, right to expect good funds and to deal with cases of distress caused properly a protitatlo inves'ment" forward
put
28th March, 1957. to show that "it is hardly possible to anticipate and faithful service from its Civil Servants, by the typhoon of the 18th of Sep'ember last,
Bir-With referones to paragraph 4 of my ¦ last. rednotion of rent is incredible; I am in- and on their part they have a right to look 2. The inhabitants of Hongkong are entitled formed slee that there has daring the last year despatch No. 236 nf November 26th lax, I have to the Colony to give them an amount com- to the greairst credit for the energetic measures besa a tendency of rents of houses in the leak the bourr to inform you that I have now given menst rato with their services, also to enable which they took to repair the disaster and fur and Upper Levels of Victoria tu falslightly. wffset of the increased exchange value of the
htly further consideration to the question of the The Officer Administoring the Government of them to maintain thei: position in the Colony the liberality with which they subscribed to the "roughly no less than $10 a month, including Government service, whose salaries are fixed in
The statement that serv-n's wages are
dollar on the smoluments of these offeur of the with some degree of comfort. I have much relief fund.
I note with great pleasure Sir M. 4
chair Coolies
does certainly not apply, as it pleasure in seconding this resolution, and I Nothan's testimony to the admirable work per ordinate of cars do not keep hair coolies and dellar, are practically on a sterling basis.
is sad to do, te
to all classes of officers.
Sub. sterling or, being paid at the rate of 3/to the am sure my unofficial colleagues will uuani formed by Sir Paul Chater, Messrs. Hewett, conveyance allowance of $15 to $4t is given to
2. As you are aware, I have previously Bot Inouely support it (applause).
Hunter, Brewin and Fong Wa Chun, and the officers whose datios, require them to make scout, mainly on the ground that, if exchange attack on the Government for their cartbo Foreign Office has receive any apology. se my way to allow any concession on this H EXCELLENCY--I gather from the other members of the Relief Committees and I of riekabas or chairs, silence which has fallen on the Council after should be glad if you would express to these the remarks of the senior unfleial member gentlemen my appreciation of their services. that the how. unofficial members are in favour of this resolution (apple). Members of the money which the Government had pledged itself lith paragraph.
Downing Streat,
6th June, 1907.
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any
the average
are entitled,
3. I baro, therefore, to request that you will place these proposals before 1e Legislativo Connell. If the Council «pproves the suggested arrangement, you are authorised to put it in force at once with effect from the 1st of Jannnry
I have, &o..
Hongkong..
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action in Jamaica, and with res peet signation of sir A. Swettentam.
In spite of these insacuracies, which it has continue to rule high a reduction in local prices
of tima been my duty to point out, there is much in the most presumably be only a matter
I understand, however, that the adjustment. memorial worthy of Your Lordship's consider-
taken place and, in the ercumstances, I am
some addi ionol
He
depends
on the
Service, and that if those Imperial efheers
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3. I cordially approve the proposal that the 'ation and I would draw special attention to ile 1 ef priose, which might be expected, has not yet but at the success of our Emp of thement, and if not, why not? It is common talk Goverment will, of course, not vote on the to contribute to the relief fund should be ex- The second memoris puis the case of willing to modify my previous opinion and to are liable to treatment that would not be meted de zer, for it was nothing more. formidable
consent
the from the United States Government for the
inte i landing of armed troops upon Britis points with largely
without permission of the British,
gton that an apology for their "execs
out to the commonest criminal, are in the
then hat, would have been forthcoming but for on sterling future will hesitate to give their lives or their the strange basis of Mr. Hidan's telegram.
It is because the Colonial Office appears to BODE to a service which is exposed to suck cha-n com as those which have caused the retirement that the large provinces wich it is paid to of Sir Alexander Settebam. As for the much dininister are in some sort of body-and-sonl debated letter, if it was private, the man who bondage to the adminis ration of the Colonial made it public should be ostracised frous decent Office that it looks the oversea popularity which society; if it was official it should have been it might otherwise enjoy.
offoera on the whole moderately and correctly, perary massure to oficers ont, 45 m
resolution, and all I can say is, that after pended upon the prompt commencement of a except that in my opinion Table A which e this resolution is passed the Civil Servants new Lyphoon refuge at Mong Kok Trai will feel that they have been liberally treated
I have, &c., in this mattor, and I hate not the slightest
ELGIN, doubt that they will, one and all, properly The Officer Administering the Government of 'appreciate that liberality (applause),
Hongkong.
intended to show that a bead of a junior basis, who under present conditions fad it dif department requires to live ressonably $9,924 onlt to live with fair comfort on their salaries, |or, say at $9 to the £, £1,100 per annum, and 3. I would, therefore, propose that, if you junior officer $4,290, or may £475 por anum and the Legislative Council agree, a local doos, as seems to have been anticipated by the allowance should be paid to those officers memorialista in para. 8 of the document, prove (within the limitations mentioned hereafter