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Mr.
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as I have observed above,
Mr.
Sir C. Parkinson.
Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
DRAFT.
FURTHER ACTION.
reference to Tropical Africa, but many
of the factors which have to be taken
into account are constant, irrespective
of the Colony under consideration.
Other factors are variable, such as
local commodity prices, facilities for
local purchase of goods, suitability
of climate and conditions for the
presence of women and children: but
these variations must not be given more
than their due weight, and it is
evident that there may often be as much
variety in such respects between
different stations in the same Colony
as between one Colony and another.
6. For these reasons, I am of
opinion that the salary scales recently
brought into force for the main branches
of the service in West Africa, as shown
in the enclosed memorandum marked D,
may be taken as a reasonable basis in
fixing