the governs's covering despatch pars. 4-5 and 14-21; in the committee's report hages iii - F and X-XIV; m2 dockhart's evidence is given at pages 61-65 Six George
O' Brien's at page 50 and in the Appendix pages 2-6. This letter is from Sir William March
in
excolonial Secretary of Hong Hong. He called
and daited him to put or opinion as
day
have one
record his
as to the Suggestion
Whether or not the colonial Secretary's appointment can be hel
with that
He lens left & hearty 3 years
and is not a
men of much
ability on
can be held with or combined jugement
of the Registrar General.
Besides this main point, which
22
will
be
raised lower down, there are some minor
points to consider.
1. The other changes in the folonial Securan's
Office which are recommended
by
Siz
modi-
9. O'Brien and adopted with slight m
fications by the committee, should be appraxed. They are very considerable, the chief being the abolition
of the chief
Goo is
the present
the
alary of
measurer
ar: S.
despatch
f
Too light
-2.
dentiship. It is proposed that the 313 Assistant colonial Secretary, whose importaure will be increased by the abolition of the Chief Clerkship, shall be
salary of
-3600, dollars
paid
Rising
au annual to 4800
his persent salary being .3600.
The governor would malle the maximum 6000 dollars, but, if 200.
all heads of
departments must be paid as much, and I would not bid them
up
in
this way, but leave the second man in the Polonial Secretary's office
a maximums
Merant
ๆ
4800 dollars.
(leak
The chief cluth is also (both of Councils. This latter office.
which
with
is not under the colonial Secretary, the retrenchment committee propose
abolish. The
governor
why
Quik so
12
I know no reason
conceurs.
Should not be carried but
to
and
the abolition
_3. In the registrar general's office there