CO129-294 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [10-12]

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No.

HONG KONG

942

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REat & JAN

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office staff

recommendations for further necessary increase, which he there has is ver should be approved

M. Johns

submitted case

increase

(Minutes.)

The

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recommendations involved a total not of mail $11,000 a year, to be $6,500 odd, as stated in end. 3. If these better recommendations are approved, we should certainly get a distinct understanding that they will be the last for this year's Estimates. On the personal emoluments under "Post Office" go up from $45,600 to $60,100, an increase of about 30%. The total Post Office vote has increased by $22,500 or about 9%. The increase now is $6,048 rising to $9,968 a year.

The calculation given at the end of ...