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to the conclusion that this Government so far from
increasing its liability can ill afford the very
heavy expenditure on passages to which it is at
present committed. I have carefully considered
possible steps which might be taken to reduce this.
It would be possible by lengthening the tour of duty
to reduce the number of passages during an officer's
period of service; but I should be most reluctant to
adopt this expedient. Rather than do so I have
advocated in my telegram No.74 of the 25th April, 1933, 13444/33 the reduction from four to three full fares of the
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contribution of Government to the passages of an
officer's family and in addition the raising of
the dividing line conferring eligibility for First
Class passage from £800 to £825. The latter course
if adopted would exclude the following officers who
are now entitled to First Class passages:-
Accountant
Cashier
Accountant
Treasury.
Treasury.
Kowloon-Canton Railway.
Fifteen Marine Surveyors.
a total of eighteen officers.
4.
I am satisfied that even as so modified the
passage scheme in force in this Colony is a most generous
one, and I cannot easily believe that any officer has
serious cause for complaint with regard to it.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
Governor, &C.