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allowance of £150, Second Assistant Director of Public Works initial salary £900, Executive Engineer, First Grade maximum, £850, Second Grade initial £620, Principal Land Surveyor initial £650, Land Surveyor, First Class, £550 to £825, Second Class £400 to £520, Railway Manager £1,100 and £100 non-pensionable personal allowance, First Assistant Marine Surveyor maximum £650.-STUBBS.
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No. 13.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR.
(Sent 3.25 p.m., 26th May, 1920.)
TELEGRAM.
26TH MAY. Your telegram of 18th May. Salaries adjustments. Proposals approved. MILNER,
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No. 17.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
(Received 5.35 a.m., 11th June, 1920.)
TELEGRAM.
[Answered by No. 18.]
10TH JUNE. I find that introduction of 29. rate of exchange for sterling salaries is causing great difficulties since, owing to fall in exchange, the recently abolished system of four-fifths at Is. 9d., and remainder current rate, gives better dollar pay on smaller sterling salaries. Owing to this fact and to the very high salaries paid in Federated Malay States there is considerable dissatisfaction in the Service with regard to new rates. I would suggest that half salary should be paid at 28., and half at 18. 9d., or, as an alternative, that during present violent exchange fluctuation dollar equivalent of pound sterling should be new sliding scale which I will submit if principle is approved. To meet immediate situation I sng- gest $10.70 cents exchange for pound sterling while dollar is between 9s. 4d. and 49. It is certain that if dollars should fall to neighbourhood of pre-War level, rising prices will necessitate further concessions, which can be accomplished by new sliding scale.-STUERS.
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No. 14.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 6.49 p.m., 28th May, 1920.)
TELEGRAM.
[See No. 21.]
26TH MAY. Your telegram 18th May.f Malayan passages scheme has been adopted from 1st January last without important modifications.-STUBES.
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No. 15.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 1.25 p.m. 30th May, 1920.)
TELEGRAM.
[Answered by No. 16.]
30TH MAY. My despatch 11th December, Confidential. May I advance Police Constable salary up to a maximum of £200 by further increments of £51 -STUBBS.
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No. 18.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR. (Sent 5.0 p.m., 16th June, 1920.)
TELEGRAM.
[Answered by No. 23.]
16TH JUNE. Your telegram 10th June. Am very unwilling to depart from arrangement that sterling salaries be paid locally at basic rate of two shillings to the dollar, but I agree that temporary local allowances should be granted during present violent exchange fluctuation taking the form of percentage of salaries fixed monthly on sliding scale. This comes to much the same thing as your second proposal but is preferable in form. Please submit scale accordingly. I am pre- pared to agree to seven per cent. on salaries while dollar is between points you indicate.-MILNER.
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No. 16.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR. (Sent 6.0 p.m.. 7th June, 1920.)
TELEGRAM.
7TH JUNE. Your telegram 30th May,§ Police Constables' salaries; proposal approved.-MILNER.
No. 19.
THE GOVERNOR to T## SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 2.45 am., 28th July, 1920.)
TELEGRAM.
[Answered by No. 20.]
27TH JULY. Under terms of settlement of recent strike of artisans all employers, including Government, have increased artisans' wages by thirty-two and a-half per cent, ovar 1914 rate. I would be glad if I may be permitted to adjust pay of subordinate officers generally up to this limit without specific reference.-STUBBS.
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