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Governor,
Sir H.A. Blake, G.C.M.G.,
Mr.
MINUTE.
Johnson
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Mr. Sir W. Hamilton
Mr. Antrobus.
Mr. Cox.
Mr. Lucas.
Mr. Graham.
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R. Hare 30
X Sir E. Wingfield.
Earl of Selborne. 39
Mr. Chamberlain.
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Copy O.A.G. Straits,
Sir,
Downing Street,
8 December 1899.
I have had under consideration
your Despatches noted in the margin
relative to the Salaries of various
Officers of the Hong Kong Government
Service, and I have to inform you that
I see no sufficient reason for the appointment
of a Committee to enquire into the subject.
2.
I am however willing, subject to
the consent of the Legislative Council,
to sanction the following revised
scales of Salaries.
The Salary of the Governor may
be raised to $35,000, of which $8,000
should be regarded as Entertainment
Allowance: