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REC REG! 25 JUL
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
HONGKONG.
7th June, 1916.
77400
sir,
Referring to your despatch No. 88 of the 31st
March, I have the honour to recommend that the sterling salary
attaching to the post of Land Officer should be at the rate of
£660 rising to £780 by triennial increments of £30, and that
Mr. Jacks should be placed upon this scale with effect from the
date of his appointment.
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I may refer to paragraph 20 of Mr. Chamberlain's
despatch No. 171 of the 13th June, 1902, whereunder the sterling
salary of the post was fixed at £600 rising to £780 by triennial
increments of 230. Under this scale the maximum salary is not attained until after eighteen years' service; whereas Mr. Wakeman and his predecessor drew at the fixed rate of £5,400, which prior to the grant of double exchange compensation approximated to £716, and from 1902 onwards has been the equivalent of 2810.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
Amag
Governor, ko..
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
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ANDREW BONAR LAW, M.P..
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