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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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Berial No., From or to whom,
Despatch No., &o., and Date.
1920
Subject and Page No.!
1. The Governor 820...
9. Ditto
Telegram...
3. To the Governor
Telegram...
4. The Governor
Telegram
5. Ditto
6.
145
To the Governor
Telegram
7. The Governor
Telegram
October 27 (Rec. Nov. 16)
1921
February 19 (Bec. Feb. 11)
February 25
March 15 (Rec. March 15)
February 24 (Rec. March 94)
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Submits, for consideration, the desirability of appoint- ing a Saluries Commission to be sent out from England; and trusts that it will be possible to secure the services of Sir A. Wood Renton as Chairman of the Commission
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States that Head of Technical Department requeste that an engineer of high standing and not connected with Ceylon should be included in personnel of Salaries Commission, and asks that if there is no objection, suitable person be nominated. Recom- mends the local appointment of one Ceylonese Commissioner
Assumes that it will be ascertained that Sir A. Wood Renton will have no objection to proposals contained in No. 2
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States that Bir A. Wood Renton is prepared to leave Egypt at the end of May, and that he agrees to the proposals in No. 2 regarding the appointment of an Engineer and Doctor Fernando to the Commission; requests that Engineer be selected
States that he is communicating with Sir A. Wood Renton as to the arrangements for his visit to Ceylon, and confirma No. 2
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March 29
States, in reply to No. 5, that steps are being taken to select Engineer and that appointment of Dr. Fernando is approved
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Indicates proposed scope of inquiry of Salaries
Commission
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8
To the Governor
Telegram
9. Ditto
10. The Governor
Telegram
Telegram
11. Ditto
Telegram
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12. To the Governor Telegram
18. The Governor
908
March 31 (Rec. April 1)
April 6
April 20
April 29 (Rec. April 28)
April 25 (Ree. April 96)
April 29
1923
April 12 (Rec. May 1)
14. Ditto
Confidential
April 7 (Rao, May 1)
May 80
15. To the Governor Telegram
2901.
11
Approves generally proposals in No. 7, but deprecates
consideration of pensions question by Commission... 10 States, in reply to No. 5, that suitable Engineer can
be obtained, and indiestes terme of engagement... 10 Requesta reconsideration of question of inclusion of
pensions in the scope of the Commission States that services of Engineer are not required on ground of expense, but asks that Becretary will soquaint himself with regard to salaries paid to technical officers in England and in other Colonies 11 Stabes, in reply to No. 10, that he would prefer that the general question of pensions in the Eastern Colonies should be considered in light of conditions in this country when they become more stable Submits observations on, and amendments of, the proposals contained in the Report of the Salaries Commission, 1921
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Requests that the salary of the Governor should receive consideration, together with the proposals for increased salaries of Public Officers in Ceylon
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Approves the submission of the Report of the Salaries Commission to the Legislative Council with the modifications proposed in No. 18, with the exception of the recommendations as to educational rernit tances
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