casurable distance.
If
The
the course
year,
such
necessity should become apparent, you
should report fully
to
me at some
period
before the normal period
for drawing up next
year's Estimates.
year's
4. As regards the
Details of the general
scheme of increased
salaries on
the present
draft
Estimates
I will address
in
720
separately in reply
to No.430 despatch
of
15th
December last
proposed
I approve the increase
in emolument
to members of
the Fire Brigade
referred to in para. 3
of this despatch.
I render
acknowledgment, but
I would observe
that the distribution
of this additional
sum
had
been shown, instead of being
a lump sum voted,
under the designation of "Extra pay to
Chinese.