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3.
The Secretary of State also understands
that as regards the salaries of the posts in
though
belt Hong Kong the Board of Trade would recommend
L
the
Un
unable to express any defuite opinio in the matter,
they cmocdered that light of conditions home service,
service, there might be advantages
that there should be an increased number of
senior appointments available to the Government
Marine Surveyors in Hong Kong, and that it would
be approximately in accordance with the conditions
in the home service if the 14 departmental posts
in Hong Kong were divided between the junior and
senior grades/i
grades/in the ratio of 10 to 4 instead of
12 to 2 as proposed by the Governor.
4.
suhet
The sols moposes them,
I am therefore to suggest, for the
Lo
Drury
obs in winch
consideration of the Board of Trade
that the
may be desford to offer
Governor of Hong Kong should be invited to
increasing
ike
expert hum the Gort, Martel Surveyor's own
kost)
consider as an alternative to the proposals
contained in his despatch of the 30th of December,
(1)
1937, the regrading of the posts in Hong Kong as
shown in the enclosed table.
5.
The Secretary of State would be
grateful if he could be furnished with the
further advice of the Board of Trade in the
matter.
I am,
etc.
R. DOWEL
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