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Schools. My salary as Director Technical Institute then
ceased it being stated that as I was keenly interested in
d,it
the Institute and in view of the increased salary of my
substantive post, I was not likely to object. This was in
fact the case, although my actual increase in salary amounted
to only $40 p.m., while the duties were considerably increa-
sed, and vacations were no longer possible. At the same time
I had to discontinue private tuition, so that the promotion
from Queen's College to my present post has meant a steady
loss of income since 1913. (It may be stated that I have
at various times received Acting Pay in my present post, but
I should have actually received more Acting Pay had I not
been promoted.)
I may point out here that under the London County
Council the salary paid for Evening Institute duty is,- for
Whole Time (i,e, where Masters attend at the Institute in
the evenings and are not required to perform any other duty)
£440 by £25 to £540 or £640.
Principala
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I do not suggest that such a salary should be paid to the
Director of the Hongkong Technical Institute, but I do
submit that the salary of £60 p.a. now offered to me is not
more than a nominal recognition. I would remark that I
took over the Technical Institute when it was in a state of
chaos, and that it has now been for some years a flourishing
institution, with an attendance of 600.
To state the case briefly,-
a. By my promotion I have steadily suffered in income since
1913, while my duties have been very materially increased.
b. The new Scale places me on an equality of salary with the
Head of a School subject to my inspection, contrary to
established usage, while at the same time the duties of