the work will grow half-hearted, for they will be naturally making, as hitherto has frequently been done, attempts to obtain higher salaries elsewhere.
6. Mr. Meigh again refers to this matter when forwarding draft Estimates for 1890 and says: "Increases in salary to the present staff, as recommended by the Commission (C.S.O. 847), are again inserted as in my draft Estimates last year.
These increases were recommended (1) in the case of the Head Master and Second Master, on account of the extra duties and responsibilities attached to their offices in a College with twice the number of boys there are in the present school.
(2) In the case of Assistant Masters and Chinese Assistants, on account of the inadequate pay they at present receive, the former in consideration of the special skilled labour for which they are qualified.
7. From this, Your Lordship will at once see that no allusion whatever is made to the increases being on account of a rise in the cost of living in this Colony, but simply to get and keep qualified masters.
I further beg to point out that Your Lordship apparently acknowledges this fact in the words, "and that the salaries now proposed are not considered more than sufficient for securing the services of competent masters." On that understanding, I approve of these increases.
8. Your Lordship, however, goes on to say that "The salaries affected will..."