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whose age on appointment exceeded (say)
25, should be allowed to draw salary
intermediate between that of Cadets and
Passed Cadets until he had passed his
prescribed examination. The schemes which emerged after much discussion are quoted in
this despatch. The Malayan scheme was approved on H.Cr. 53717/22 Malay States, and, although representations have since been made urging the modification of the scheme,
they have not been entertained (see in
particular H.Cr. 3159/24 Malay States and
28075/27 Straits).
The present Hong Kong scheme was
approved on Gov. 38733/21 Hong Kong.
On
Gov. 28659/24 Hong Kong representations, put forward by Mr. Forrest, for the same treatment as has been accorded in Malaya, were turned
down.
In this connection, the despatch
of the 7th April, 1924, on H.Cr. 3159/24 Malay
States is important, in particular the
following sentences: -
"As a matter of fact, the rules
adopted by the Governments of Hong
Kong and Ceylon are different from
the rules adopted both in Malaya and
in the Home Service, the particular
rule in each case being determined
by the special conditions of the
appointments in the various administra-
tionso
but I see no reason why the Malayan
rule should now be varied in order to
conform with the rule ultimately adopted
in