NCONFIDENTIAL
Sir,
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A JUL 1927
1927
Jusq
3000l. B
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
74
RLO
HONGKONG.
1st April, 1927.
192Z
OOL, OFFICE
With reference to my Confidential despatch
of 15th January, 1927, in which I raised the question of the appointment of a Labour Advisory Board to deal with problems relating to the pay and conditions of Chinese labourers in this Colony, I have the honour to enclose for your information copy of a report by a Committee which I recently appointed to consider the rates of pay suitable for office attendants, messengers, coolies, caretakers, and similar grades of employees in the Government service.
I propose to accept the recommendations of the Committee and provision will be made accordingly in the Estimates for 1928.
A copy of the report is being sent confidentially
to the local Military and Naval Authorities.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
dienf
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
Governor, &c.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.C.M.S. AMERY,M.P.,
&C.,
&C.,
&c.