salary of the Surveyor General was
24,800 pov
But in addition
to this he had until Mr. Prices appointment in 1874 recoved a commission on land sales. It is
true that Not. Price voluntarily
rechiied po draw this cam
for save
bey
years
mussion
but it was drawr
Mr. Bowdler in 1881 and 1883
and amounted to $2123 in 24 months. That this commission was considered a part of the emoluments of the Surveyor General is I thuck clear as
A
wad
allavance
of $480 per annum
M.
added to the Surveyor Generals salary in the computation for M2= Prias pension. The salary of the
inrveyor General in 1874 way then
1
be taken as:
Salary annual Commission
Soverage of
kana sales
If an incream of 35% be
cade de
qual
to
84,800
Futal
4fo 5280
1848
7/2P
The falary of the Surveyor, eneral
worita be
The Actual salary of the Surveyor General
He is therefore
مات مهر
6600
Coser off 528
per i.e. that
by
this
if
the
0435%
increase
1.80
arrangement
recognised scale of on the salaries of
1894 were made in his case his
salary
would be $9128 uistead of
$6,600 a
دی
year.
I would further
vaad
that within am
mouth
of
Hongkong
Ais
incidentally
arrival in
may Excellency
the Governor requested
to accept the Presidency of the L'anitary Boara. I begged to be
excured
Cra
the
grounds of more than sufficient occupation, but dis – Excellency
pressed me to accept, and
stated that he was prepared to prope
uneration
for these duties. This offer drespectfully
ka
declined (1) because I intended to
raise the question of the Surveyor General's salary and (2) it might
have created
I
an impression that
my reluctance to fill the post of
President