C. O.
Mr. Carstairs
53723/36 Hong Kong
12/11/36
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Sir C. Bottomley.
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Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
14/11/36
DRAFT for conson.
NO.
HONG KONG
432
GOVERNOR
(5)
AIR MAIL
1d 2/37
Sir,
11/16
C.O
NOV
39
6
Downing Street,
20 November, 1936.
I have etc., to acknowledge
the receipt of your despatch No. 491
of the 19th August on the subject of
the revision of the salaries applic-
able to the higher appointments in
Hong Kong.
2. I desire to express my
Careful attention which has been geis appreciation of the
of the manner inwkioh
合
the problem of adjusting the remunera-
Keng
tion of time-scale officers in Hong
to the general standards represented
by the new scales devised for East
and West Africa has been
FURTHER ACTION.
I entirely approve the general method
which you have adopted in this matter,
including the absorption of an
allowance in respect of quarters in
the permanent salaries of officers on
time-scales (other than Cadet and
Police