the increase on actual Salary amounts to about 184.c. the Increase on total Emoluments (ie including the ralue of Quarters) amouts
to an increcise of
13.68 per cent.
only
I think thoupe that the decisions on 15879 that hur Arthur's
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name should be omitted from the list of Officers entitled to draw their Leave Salaries & Pensions at 4/1⁄2 the dollar was hardly correct, as though fur Gatherer's Sulay had been
over 14p. his save wading hace not,
increased
by
The question is not complicated by the fact that Mr Arthur. clauius to be peusioned on (1) Light & Fuck 8 (2) on this salay as master in charge of the Police School, because (1) is not X pensionable & (2) has been draws by him apparently ever sence his appointment in 1887. [This is not drawn
therefore premmating not pensionable (WJ]
Clear and
is
though
Mr Arthur is entitled to the Hifi Pension Rate, he But if
is also cutitted to the 4/2 Leave Rate; but has a matter of fact, he has been on leave in 294, 238 of on the present occasion, (sce
1 (sce 19247 ) & has only drawn his pay at 4/-
I think as
hur Arthur was
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• foolish enough to defer raising questites until his retirement he must be regarded as having prefeited beer pay for the 4/2 sale of pay for his leave in you
1 x
890, but I think he might reasonably be allowed the higher rate during his present Leave.
? Ach & approve of her Arthur's being allowed to draw his
present Lavve Salury & Pension at 4/2
[we can inform In Arthur accordingly when we write to
to his Peuseth]
him as
To presed
тем and
I inform for arther now, and
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infor
sir,
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Br21 JUN 00
Government House,
May, 1900.
HongKong,
23rd
I have the honour to forward for your
favourable consideration the enclosed copies (with 3 enclo- sures) of a letter from Mr.W.M.B.Arthur, First Clerk at the Magistracy who has gone: to England on vacation leave wich a view to retiring on persion, claiming the privilege of re- ceiving his pay during his leave, and his pension, at the
rate of 4 Shillings 2 Pence to the dollar.
Mr. Arthur's name was included in the
list of officers entitled to the above mentioned privilege which was forwarded to the Marquess of Ripon in Str Wm.
Robinson's despatch No.228 of the 2nd.of July 1898, but was
subsequently struck off the list in compliance with Lord Ripon's directions: conveyed in paragraph 5 of his despatch No.230 of the 22nd.of September 1892, the reason assigned
: being that Mr.Arthur had already received an increase of over
14% of his salary.
Mr. Arthur's name had been included in che
list because he had not received an increase of 14% on his { total emoluments in the year 1890, and when his name was
struck out as directed he appealed to Government to have
it again added.
nel: 2
23-10-1893.
I enclose copy of a minute on the sub- 'ject by Mr. (now Sir George) O' Brien.
RIGHT HONOURABLE
Mr. Arthur was informed as suggested in
that
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,
&C,
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&C.