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

No.103.

Enclosure.

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C.O.

3210

REO 30 JAN OS

Queen's College,

14th December, 1899.

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Honourable J.H. Stewart Lockhart, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary."

Sir,

In connection with C.S.O. No.3045, I have the honour to submit for the consideration of His Excellency the Governor a scheme for slightly improving the salaries of the junior Chinese Assistants, and for providing three additional Pupil Teachers, without exceeding the Estimates for 1900.

1900 Estimates Proposed 1900 Estimates Proposed Maximum 1st Chinese Assistant 1200 1200 1200 1200 2nd 960 840 960 960 3rd 720 702 720 720 4th 702 630 720 720 5th 600 510 600 600 6th 582 610 600 600 7th 480 390 480 480 8th 360 390 X 360 480 X 9th 360 300 360 360 10th 300 300 300 360 * Temporary - 300 6 Pupil Teachers 640 780 X 540 900 X Native Mathematical 695 720 Total 7399 6852 7560 7680 Less than Estimates 547

A. My first suggestion is not to reduce the salaries of the Junior Chinese Assistants, and to restore a salary rising from $390