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20 JUT 9849
Queen's College.
30 April,1898.
sir,
I have the honour to apply for the permission
of His Excellency the Acting Governor to add to the Estimates
for 1899, certain items representing an increase of $1795 over
and above $256 which would be the normal increase above the
Estimates for 1898.
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It appears to me that the increase in Revenue
$11,500, (26,000 -13,500) removes the financial difficulties
attending the consideration of the highly necessary improve-
ments on the staff, English and Chinese.
The increased expenditure is less than 16 %
of the increased revenue, and is only an anticipation of im-
provements already recognised; but on account of the former
disproportion between expenditure and revenue, awaiting the
occurrence of vacancies for their introduction.
The items are
Tenth English Master
$1620-1800
1620
Native Mathematical Master
540-720
565
2185
From which deduct
1 Chinese Assistant
$300
Differences in salaries:( 18+17+55)
90
390
Total Increase
$1795
Hon. T.Sercombe Smith,L.L.B.
Acting Colonial Secretary.
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