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his full sterling salary albeit the same is paid
out of the funds of the Colony.
(b) Though the adoption of the recommendations
of the Commissioners effected for the same reason
increases in salaries of both sterling salary
officers and dollar salary officers (the latter
receiving an increase of 20% as against 15% for
the former), the dollar salary officers have
suffered no reduction of their salaries albeit
they rarely if ever have to remit to meet
sterling obligations.
24. We Your Petitioners whose names appear in the
Second Schedule of this Petition, were appointed to the
Civil Service of Hong Kong subsequently to the adoption
of the Report of the Commissioners hereinbefore mentioned
and on appointment we were informed that our salaries
would be sterling salaries. We received no intimation
that these salaries would be subject to reduction by
reason of local payment being made at a rate which
bears no true or fixed relation to the sterling value
of our salaries as stated at the time of our appointment, and we respectfully submit that the contentions urged in this Petition on behalf of other officers apply with equal, if not greater, force to ourselves.
25. In conclusion Your Petitioners respectfully pray that their sterling salaries may as from the beginning
of this present year be paid in dollars taken at their true relation to sterling based in an equitable manner