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per month, exclusive of rent allowances, while free uniform was granted, and the system of Good Conduct Allowances was extended so as to enable officers to qualify for the grant of Good Conduct Allowances up to an amount equal to their basic salary instead of to a maximum of $3 per mensem as formerly. The report of this Committee was forwarded in my confidential despatch of 1st April, 1927, and approved in
not your confidential despatch of 4th July, 1927.
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A further
small modification of this scheme was reported in my confidential despatch of 31st August, 1927, and approved in
moll your despatch of 14th October, 1927.
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As recommended by Sir R. 4. Stubbs in his despatch No.165 of 15th April, 1924, and approved by Mr. Thomas in his telegram of 16th June, 1924, officers on the permanent staff with ten years continuous service and upwards holding appointments of the class ordinarily recruited locally, were in 1924 granted rent allowances ranging from a maximum of $8 a month for salaries of $450 a year to $25 a month for salaries of $3000 and over, in accordance with General Order 110A a copy of which is enclosed; and since 1925 some 42 flats have been rented by Government and leased out to applicants fram within Goverment Service at rentals equivalent to 6% of the officers' salaries.
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Petitions from the Clerical Staff asking for
concessions were considered last year. The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce were consulted and fran the answers received it would appear that this staff is at present adequately paid, taking into consideration the rates paid to clerks in a similar position outside of Goverment Service.
I attach
copies of this correspondence. The concluding paragraph of the letter from the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce of
16th December, 1927, is as follows:-
"During