consideration will be shown.
under the circumstances.
mentioned to so
very hardworking and excellent a
Civil Servant as Dr Ayres, highly esteemed
who is so
by the Government and
public, and has rendered
such valuable service to
the Colony
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your Most Obedient Humble Servant,
Aflamern
•
Sir
Enclosure
459
Government Civil Hospital
August 1st, 1884
I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter No. 1081 of last July containing
a copy of
the Secretary of State's Despatch No. 85 of 6th June 1884, concerning my
application for
an increase of
salary.
Regarding the offer
made by Lord Derby in his despatch No. 336 of
the 24th October 1883, that
my position would have compared
favourably with that
of the Principal Civil Medical Officer of Ceylon, I have to observe that only his pay of Rs. 2000 has been mentioned, besides which he receives fees amounting, according to the
Ceylon Blue Book
of last year,
to over Rs. 6,000 and Rs. 420 allowance for horses. Also, that the purchasing power of the Rupee in Ceylon is equivalent
to that of the Dollar in Hong Kong, not only that, but his work is mainly supervisory, not executive, so that neither in pay
nor work can his position
be compared with mine.
To come nearer to this Colony, the Principal Civil Medical Officer of Singapore, whose work also is mainly that of supervision (neither of these appointments requiring night duty, or more than a limited amount of day duty), the pay is $4,800, horse allowance $240, and fees for Bills of Health $10 each. Singapore, which according to last year's
Blue Book amounted
to $2,000.
The Honorable F. Stewart, LL.D.
Acting Colonial Secretary