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Despatch No. 145 of 2nd
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old dollar system of pay.
It has always been understood
that the general
reduction of pay introduced by the Sterling salary Scheme
was brought about not because the old rates of pay were
considered too high, but on account of exchange compense-
tion being calculated on one belelf instead of upon the
whole salary of the appointments included in that Scheme.
This reduction has been regarded as a hardship, and I
believe that one of the chief objects of the Duty Pay---
Scheme was to provide a remedy, and it has done so for those
Officers who are getting the henefit of it.
The Duty Fay Soleme however only extends to Cadets, and
appointments to which cadets have a prior claim, one of the
results of this is that, the two Assistant Land Officers
for the New Territories are getting the benefits of it
whilst the Assistent Land Officer for Hong Kong who is not
a cadet is excluded, the former have the reby obtrined an
advantage over the latter equivalent in pay to six years
service.
I would also beg to inform you that it was decided by the
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existing variations in the salaries of Assistent Land
Officers that on any new appointment of F cadet to be
Assistant Lend Officer for the New Territories the salary
should be the same as that for the Assistant Land Officer
in Hong Kong Viz. 420 to £540, but the exclusion of my
the appointment from the Duty Pay Scheme re-introduces
variation which it was intended should he removed.
June 1905 Zdovv.Secretary of State in 1905 in order to abolish
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I cannot help feeling a very strong sense of injustice at
this unequal treatment of officers who were classed
es equal
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