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applications from some if not all other branches of the
service would certainly result, and the state of the public purse renders a general improvement in salaries out of the question at the present time. I regret, therefore,
that I am unable to commend the petition to your favourable
consideration.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
Governor, &c.
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Hong Kong
22nd, February, 1927.
Enclosures
1 & 2
The Right Honourable
Lieutenant Colonel L.C.M.S.Amery, M.P.
etc., etc., etc.
Sir,
In accordance with Colonial Regulation
212 we, the undersigned Cadet Officers of the
Hong Kong Civil Service, who were appointed un-
der the post reconstruction scheme of Selection
i.e. since 1921, have the honour to submit for
your favourable consideration this our petition
for an increase of salary.
2.
Enclosures 1 & 2 are copies of letters
which we addressed on 8th, October and 31st.Dec-
ember 1926, to the Honourable the Colonial Seo-
retary for the consideration of His Excellency
the Governor,
His Excellency was unable to ac-
cede to our request.
It will be noticed that the signatu-
res appended to our second letter do not include
those of Mr. G.S.Kennedy Skipton, Mr. R.R.Todd,
and Mr. B.C.K. Hawkins. The former proceeded
on leave in November of last year, and the two
latter were studying Chinese in Macau,
In all there are, including Mr.Ken-
nedy Skipton, eight signatories, representing
one quarter of the total number of cadet offi-
eers in the Hong Kong Civil Service.
The ta-
ble attached gives our ages, dates of appoint- ment, dates of increment and present salaries,
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