458
poorly
salaries being
ranted in Hong Kong,,
those
468
except in the case of st of the tow* ·
paid Chinese Messengers etc. who re-
ceived no increase in 1890, and
the whole Tote
of $14,000 under he
head of "Special
will there fore not be expended.
Service" which was inserted to provide
for a general increase of the saleries
of Chinese employés
A
19.
To
the salaries
A
the lower paid Chinese tako
received no increases in 1890 I leave
it to your discretion to grant increases
not greater than those recommended in
the Report enclosed in despašen 10-971-
Theper. Jeneral Blacks's despatch
and I request you to inform the
memorialists accordingly.
17.
I shall address you hereafter
as to the question of granting the
privilege of Family Remittances to the
Indian Staff at the Gaol, for which
provision has been made on the Esti-
mates.
In