Governor. No.
Late 148
1899 16 June
Last previous Paper.
HONG KONG
No. 18617
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Its subsequent Paper.
Recommends appt of an extra clerk at salary $15 a month.
Mr. Lucas
(Minutes.)
In 1894 the personal emoluments of the staff of the Registrar General's office amounted to $23,070.
This included $6,806 to the Registrar General, which is merged in the Colonial Secretary's office; the assistant staff total $16,266. The Relunchment Committee recommended savings which would reduce this sum to $13,464 rising to $14,064, reducing the pay of the First Clerk from $1,800 to $1,200 on a vacancy, that of the second clerks from $11,728 to $450, and unsuitable opportunity from $1,344.
In the 1895 Estimates, the second Clerkship was abolished, and this with other changes, reduced the...