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but I think of my be tathing for granted thank the ouvring to the incrcant cost of living, attempt son of the
Hong Kong service was not overpaid in 1875, it is underpaid now and that a considerable increase all sound is justifit, there werense
of officers whose being greater
in
th
home is in Europe.
The case differ from
thear of the Straits in that the supply of
"European"
"
houses in bed and in Hong has not kept fence with the demand
hace
Kory and
therefore we ligh
so have increased more rapidly. Also the a very large proportion of the salaries
many of
the wint
соод (пасведаму
important offices) have not bee all insusit dine 1875.com thing has been at the Straits
According to the Committer (on which
only
there hom
185 bas (since 18765)
d
official) that has
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100 to 150% for Europeans
100% for these. Allowing fifth of com
abomin
Offici's salary for react, this would call for
dt
an increas of a from B7 to 25% of the salary. The Committee first
Recommended an
increase of $40/% to was
Puropeans & 20% to residents, dont and
the mind recannondation
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t
very
Sincla
winch the same thing. Had such
bean cupola pomposed only for those whose
salories are
the 300
them
in 1874 hand all ottaws coses been specially reported on
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should have
had sonal trustworthy growed to go upom.
But it is way so.
throom. The mised sport of
the Committee which Sin y.das Voeux boses his scheme, recommends thank the salaries of officem unielly
should be fixed in gold appointed for they for this phone dock I am not
• a
sitter to oppose If in advocate i
But
serious objection to the scheme his in the fact that altheraph for G. das Soccer says that be bas deviated for the principle boy of the Report in cases whate salaries have been recently raised, the -(which are not confined
deviations
to reach Combo-7
cases)
*
•
and are not affiland to all sunda
I give the following are not explained
instances:
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Assistant Col. See? Office created in 1883- Increase proposed about 35% •
Registrar Gent - Excoses proprend 69% on the
present salary.
1875 salary -29%
Assist. Rep: que! - Office created in 1884 - Increase proposal 30%
Marine Surveyor and Assistant. Salaries
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