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(2) That there was no possibility of
considering Government Marine Surveyors in the
Colonies as eligible for consideration in
connection with appointments to the higher posts
in the Board of Trade itself; they pointed out
the obvious corollary to such an arrangement,
viz. that the Hong Kong senior posts would have
to be regarded as open to officers of the
Board of Trade; we could only agree with them.
(3) That in general it would be better
and more in accordance with home practice to
have a larger number of senior grade posts
even if the salary scales for the two grades
were slightly lower; although they thought that
the minimum of the junior scale should not be
less than £650 as proposed by the Governor.
We suggested that we should put up to them
alternative proposals which, subject to their
concurrence, would be put to the Governor as
an alternative to his own. The present
establishment and salaries are:-
1 Government Marine Surveyor. £860 x 40 1100 (plus rent allowance).
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14 Government Marine Surveyors.
£550 x 25 - 825.
The Governor's proposals are:-
1 Government Marine Surveyor.
Not less than £1300.
2
Senior Assistant Government Marine Surveyors.
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£1000 x 50 - 1100 with
residential allowance of £100.
Assistant Government Marine Surveyors.
£650, 650, 700, 740 x 30 - 950
with residential allowance of
£50 from £740 inclusive and £100 from beginning of thirteenth year of service.
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