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lascale
of Inspector in Malaya/which was originally in linded
designed for British Inspectors. This
scale is commented on in paragraph 199
of the Trusted Report from which you will
see that economic conditions in Malaya
made it necessary to pay these officers
remuneration in excess of that which would
normally be paid in the rank which they
occupied. It is possible that the position
in Hong Kong to-day is similar, but it
would, as you surmise, be difficult to pay
higher rates to Europeans than to Russian
or Chinese Sub-Inspectors, and any increase
granted to the former would undoubtedly have
to be granted to the latter.
Seur