Special Appointments.
As regards the posts of Colonial Secretary,
Chief Justice, Attorney-General and Pulane Judge it will
be seen that Sir E.Stubbs has
proposals considerably.
'cut' the Commission's
I presume we should maintain
the salary of the Chief Justice as higher than that of the Colonial Secretary, and we can accept the suggested scale of $20,000, 24,000, 18,000 and 16,000 for these. (Sir E.Stubbe suggests $16,000 or $16,500 for the last).
As regards the other details, ?adopt 3ir
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"The currency of Hong Kong is a silver
dollar currency, the exchange value of the dollar with
sterling varying with the price of silver.
The
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salaries fixed in sterling are paid to officers actual- ly serving in Hong Kong at a rate of conversion fixed by the Government. The rate is now 2/- the dollar
but is liable to alteration"
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For officers paying visits to Chine and
possibly Japan the Government rate of conversion might be applied but only on the approval of the Government
in each case.
E.Stubbs' proposals en bloc.
H.B.
18.2.20.
Exchange. I very much prefer the alternative recommended by the Commission, i.e. to continue to fix
salaries in sterling and to convert into dollars
locally at 2 shillings to the 2. It is, I think, most inadvisable to commit ourselves to the payment of
salaries expressed in dollars, because it is impossible
to set away entirely from the aerffirthat a man who is Ais entitled to have them paid to him at Hong Kong when
entitled to a so many
he is on leave of absence and the claim to receive
pension locally in dollars is still stronger. (If Sir
E. Stubba' scheme were accepted, the whole machinery
for granting pensione would have to be revised). I
strongly recommend therefore that all appointments
now expressed in sterling should continue to be ex-
pressed in sterling, and that when appointments in
sterling are offered the following statement should be added:-
"The
the clain to ww pousin locally in bin Judia has infor been on a de thee bar tyka allows ?
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Leave Conditions. I agree with Mr.Beckett.
Inform him how the matter standa
Passages.
in Malaya as proposed and also as to the recent Ceylon
contributory scheme. I agree that in any case
Governor should be told that we would not sanction a
scheme for more than 5 years.
House Allowances.
I agree with Mr.Beckett.
It would be desirable however to lay down a limit
to the Government contribution of e.g, a contribution equal to not more than 6% of the officer's emolumenta.
Acting Appointments. I agree with Mr.Beckett.
I agree that classes may be
abolished, except Class I, and there should certainly
Cade tships.
be efficiency bars as proposed.
Police Probationers. Again I agree as to
I don't much like increments and efficiency bars. cutting down the initial pay to £275 but I think there should be some difference between Police Probationers and Cadete as in Malaya, in view of the difference in
age.
I would leave it to Governor to put the Probationers down a little or the Cadets up a little.
I agree. The Governor
Staff Appointments.
might