No 363.
11416836
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONG KONG 8th July, 1930.
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My Lord,
I have the honour to ask for Your Lordship's
ruling generally on the subject of emoluments payable to a Cadet Officer acting as Private Secretary to the Governor, and particularly regarding the allowance paid to Mr. J. Barrow, of the Cadet Service, while acting recently in that
post.
2.
Mr. Harcourt in his despatch No.36 of 12th
February, 1915, laid it down that in such cases the amount
of extra salary should depend on the amount of overtime
worked, and in any case should not be less than one-half of
the salary of the Private Secretary. In accordance with
this ruling, there have been many instances since that date
of half salary, and occasionally full salary, of Private
Secretary being granted in addition to the full Cadet salary.
3.
On 16th November, 1929, on the departure on
short leave of his Private Secretary, Captain A. J. L. Whyte,
Sir Cecil Clementi appointed Mr. Barrow to act in his place.
Captain Whyte did not return to duty on the expiration of
his leave, and as by this time Sir Cecil Clementi had been
transferred to the Straits Settlements, Mr. Barrow continued
to act as Private Secretary during Mr. Southorn's
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
LORD PASSFIELD,
administration.
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