In any farther communica
tion on this subject, please quote
C.11435.
and address letter to--
The Secretary,
Admiralty, Whitehall,
London, S.W.
34150 108
RECO
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Admiralty,
7th December, 1899.
Mr. Johnson
I think you were
wrong on
Sir W Hamilton.
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this.
12/12
The increases just granted to the Civil
Service referred to
not universal
granted solely.
Mur
on
M
uniform the ground
Macnaghten.
and won not
mirand
of living. We have not at present
granted
any
similar increase to the Clerks.
at Hongkong, when
pension in
×
1892
analogous to the Admiralty Clerks then in
of the higher Civil Servants. But
in despatch
increase, on the
more
en
29485/99 or granted 20%
les, to European police, partly
increased cost of living.
the ground f
I think it won't be wrong to send
the Admy a copy of the schedule attached to the memorial in 23176 and also sent
as marked in red pencil for Mr May, report
in 21466/99 Hong Kong
and
stated
mining that the Governor then
figun
Bay
the
accuracy
&M Chamberlain has no reason
GWJ12/12.
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at one
der
Sir,
I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you that they have received a petition from the Writers serving in Her Majesty's Naval Yard at Hong Kong, praying for an increase of salary on the ground that from various causes, house-rents and cost of food-stuffs and clothing has considerably increased of late years while the low rate of exchange of the dollar affects all imported goods.
2.
My Lords request Mr Secretary Chamberlain will favour them with any information in his power, as to the correctness of the grounds on which the Writers have based
their petition.
3. I am to request that the petition which is forwarded in original, may be returned with your reply.
cretary of State,
COLONIAL OFFICE,
S.W.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
Evan Mack for