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No. 93.
FEDERATED MALAY STATES.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN to HIGH COMMISSIONER SIR F. A. SWETTENHAM. (Sent 10.55 a.m., October 2, 1902.)
TELEGRAM.
Referring to your despatch, No. 270,* rate of exchange. I concur in your re- commendation. Decision should have retrospective effect.
No. 94.
HONG KONG.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN to GOVERNOR SIR H. A. BLAKE. (Sent 11 a.m., October 2, 1902.) TELEGRAM.
Referring to my despatch, No. 192, July 3,† it has been decided that rate of exchange for payment of sterling salaries shall be fixed monthly instead of yearly, and based upon average value of dollar for preceding month like exchange compensation. Decision is retrospective.
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No. 95. HONG KONG.
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference :-
C.O. 882
SIR,
MR. CHAMBERLAIN to GOVERNOR SIR H. A. BLAKE.
(No. 321.)
Downing Street, October 3, 1902.
I HAVE the honour to inform you that I telegraphed to you on the 2nd instant, informing you that it has now been finally decided that the rate of exchange for the payment of sterling salaries shall be fixed monthly instead of yearly, and calculated the average value of the dollar for the preceding month, in the same way as is done in the case of the exchange compensation allowance.
upon
2. This decision should be given retrospective effect.
Appointment.
RAILWAY DEPARTMENT®—continued.
Chief Accountant and Auditor ...
Assistant Accountants (3)...
Andit Clerks (4) ...
Traffic Manager
Traffic Superintendent
Traffic Inspectors (1)
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European Station Masters (7)
Locomotive Superintendent
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Foremen (11)
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Chief Storekeeper ...
Storekeepers (2)
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Dollar Salary.
At 3r, per $1.
Sanctioned
Salary.
Triennial
Remarks.
Increments.
1
New appointment
*The Railway Department is under re-construction and the poste enumerated above are not to in brackets are provisional and subject to alteration from time to time.
† Have not yet received final muction of Secretary of State,
480-540
Two of £30
300-420
Four of £30
120-240
Four of £30
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Two of £30
360-120
Two of £30
250-350
150-240
Four of £25
Three of £30
On agreement for three years, if retained to come on pensionable establishn.ent,
150-180
Two of £15
600-720
Two of £60
420-540
Four of £30
150-200 225-350
Five of £25
Two pensionable.
Two of £25
150-200
300-420
Two of £25
Four of £30
sionable establishment if retained in service On agreement for three years. Placed on pen- after three years.
225-275
Two of £25
300-420
Four of £30
200 150-240
Three of £30
Three years' agreement.
counted as pensionable at present, unless so stated in the column of “Remarks." The numbers
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I have, &c.,
J. CHAMBERLAIN.
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FEDERATED MALAY STATES.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN to HIGH COMMISSIONER SIR F. A. SWETTENHAM. (No. 298.)
Downing Street, October 3, 1902.
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 270, of the 29th of July last,* and to inform you that I telegraphed to you on the 2nd instant, § stating that I concurred in your recommendation that the rate of exchange for the payment of sterling salaries of Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Officers should be fixed monthly, and calculated in the same way as the rate of exchange for the payment of the exchange compensation allowance; and that this decision should have retrospective effect.
• No. 83.
† No. 72A.
‡ No. 94.
§ No. 93.
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