in for granted that
in shark submitting
there increases of
foley con
have
foon uidque
of the recommendations
of the Retrenchment
Committee in cometary
inth the Dept.
No. 10822.
(Subject.)
409.
DESPATCH.
10022
PEKING, MAY 9
Salary Leave of Governor
(1) reports made query of.
(2)
For
pay
reasons stated requests that I may full leave be
granted every 2 years instead of
6 weeks every year
(Minutes.)
Mr Lucas.
As to paras
1 & 2
of
this Despatch: -
increase of the Gov.'s Enter-
tainment Allowance in the Straits on 28/4/80 I said that
98
increased allowance should also be
I thought in Hongkong,
granted
I surmised that Funds permit-
I still
think so.
The Salary of
the Gov. of Hongkong
was $28,400 (all told)
previous to 1889-90 & then when the Hongkong Salaries
increased to $25000 Salary generally
were
recast it was
and $4000 Entertainment Allowance i.e. $32,000 in all.
increase of the amount by which
I should be disposed to allow
that being
a per
$3000
a year, consented to increase the governor of the Straits Settlements