72797
RECEIVED
28 APR 1930
COL.OFFIOR
117
TELEGRAM from the Officer Administering the Government of
Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Dated 26th April.
(Received, Colonial Office, 9.16 a.m., 26th April, 1930)
Addressed to the Secretary of State for the Colonies No.20
Your telegram of 25th March Exchange compensation scale
Report.
as in final paragraph has now been limited by Finance Committee
to 30th June pending development regarding Salaries Commissions Further action on Salaries
Report has been stayed at request of Unofficial Members of
Council pending your consideration of views of Chamber of Commerce
Committee which were forwarded with my despatch of 24th March
Confidential 2. It is desirable to seek approval of Legislative
Council with the least possible delay and I should be glad to
receive by telegram confirmation of your instructions as
already received to proceed. It is important that such
confirmation should show that Colonial Office has considered Chamber of Commerce criticisms sent in my despatch above-
mentioned. It seems likely that unofficial vote will be
divided on question of accepting Report and that use of
Official vote will be necessary to pass it. I understand that right
of Officials to vote on question affecting their own salaries
will bequestioned. I am advised by Acting Attorney General that
Officials may properly be allowed to vote on this question and
should be glad if this view could be confirmed. If I remember
correctly Officials were allowed to vote on Ceylon Salaries
Scheme when debating in Legislative Council in Colombo in 1922.