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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONG KONG
4th July, 1930.
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My Lord,
With reference to Your Lordship's
8 confidential telegram of the 26th of May, 1930, on
the subject of the Salaries Commission, I have the
honour to confirm my confidential telegram of the
21st of June, 1930, reporting the passing by Legislative Council of a resolution voting $1,628,917
in order to give effect as from the 1st of January,
1930, to the Report of the Salaries Commission as
modified by Sir Cecil Clementi's despatch No. 37 of
the 22nd of January, 1930, to which Your Lordship's
5 telegram of the 25th of March gave general approval.
As stated in my latest telegram the
recommendations in question were further modified
in two respects. The High Cost of Living Allowance
of 15% on sterling salaries was, in view of the
present low rate of the dollar, abandoned temporarily
and an undertaking was given that this would not be
granted without further approval of the legislature.
2.
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
LORD PASSFIELD,
&c.,
&c.,
&c.
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