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REGISTRY
INWARD TELEGRAM
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES
SOEIVED
COPY FOR REGISTRATION
FROM GOVERNOR GENERAL MALAYA (RP. M. MacDonald)
(at Singapore
D. 3rd January, 1948,
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11.35 hrs.
TIMEDIATE
Q.G. No. 2 Confidential,
Addressed to 3, of 3.
Repeated to dov., Hong Kong No, 1010 by air mail.
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Salaries Report:
Reference Hong Kong valegrim No. 1876, paragraph 2.
Malayan Govenments agree that horizontal platforma of Hong Kong Report are pruferable if only for accounting reasona to platforms plus percentage of basic salary recommended by Trusted.
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Conclusion 80 far reached by Malayan Governmenta is that 14 lo desirable to increase expatriation allowance level of about &(sterling)700 since officers at this point re scale may be expected to incur greater commitments (see las!. sentence of paragraph 14 of the Harrogin Report and appajANŠ inferenus from heavy increase in Hong Kong rates at certain levelsh Aa Te% offset reduction as compared with fong Boug as proposel in t
4ULL104) for officers in superacale group? SANGA sue Dateers considered to inour little if ang more expense through expatriation then those in mid career,
Subject to palate dealt with in paragraph 6 belor Mudayap Qoverrulents agree in suggesting following six plot?amma an alternativea so thuse proposed in Hong Kong telegram No. 1976,
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Revised 38914 68) IZ
(all figures in d(sterling))
Not exceeding 2700
Over £700 but not exceeding 21-155 Over £1,455 but not
exceeding $1,400 Over 21.400 but
less than £1,680 $4,680 and 728a
than 1.890
21,890 and over
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Majeyen Doveriments agree with Hong Kong rather than Trusted Roper al regnvd to ewqubrtetion pay for women to the
extent that they consider women drawing not more than £700 should drae sume rate as men, Those drawing more than 2700 choula draw 20% less (calculated to the nearest #5 Kalayan) or nog ressona held to justify oubatantial increase for men on aalepias over $700 are not applicable to womexi --