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to the Governor whether or not officers appointed
in due course on the new salary scheme when intro-
duced should be exempted from the levy on salaries
if such is still operating, but say that he will no
doubt consider this point and let us know what his
proposal is in regard to it when the time comes to
implement the new scheme.
Mr. Cowell to see
(Signed) G.E.J. GENT.
on return 8th October.
24.9.
I have heard from Hong Kong officers that
rents are high;
said to be heavy.
otherwise living expenses are not
I agree generally with above minutes.
Let
us have a draft for Sir G. Tomlinson's consideration.
(Signed) C.J. JEFFRIES.
24.9.36.
at once.
Sir G. Tomlinson asked me to give further
consideration to two points arising out of this
despatch:-
(1) The marked differences in the changes which
the new scales will involve for officers of different
I attach a table.
services.
It will be seen that in some cases initial
salaries will be increased by as much as £60; in
others they will be reduced by anything up to £50.
Maxima are in some cases considerably reduced;
others there is no change or even an increase.
in
The explanation of these variations is, of
course, that the relation between the different scales
under the existing Hong Kong system differs from the
relation between the corresponding scales under the
standard system; and that the new proposals in
Hong