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you in a separate despatch.
The question of the contribution to the
Widows and Orphans Fund of officers whose
salaries are fixed in sterling has been dealt
with in my despatch No. 53 of the 24th February
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Turning to details and taking the
appointments first, I agree to the
salary of the Chief Justice being fixed at
£2,000 a year. The salary of the Colonial
Secretary should be fixed at £1,600 as in the
Straits Settlements.
The post of Attorney General has been offered to and accepted by
Sir H. Berkeley on £1,500 a year; and, I think
the Puisne Judge should receive the same salary
as the Senior Puisne Judge at the Straits, viz.
£1,300 per annum.
7. I have followed the system adopted
in the Eastern Colonies, by classifying
separately the appointments for which cadets
are eligible. This arrangement proved to be
exceptionally difficult
in the case of Hong
Kong owing to the smallness of the cadet
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