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No. 6.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR.

(Sent 4.20 p.m., 29th March, 1921.) '

TELEGRAM.

29TH MARCH. Your despatch of 24th February, No. 145,* Salaries Com- mission. Am taking steps to select Engineer. Appointment of Fernando approved. --SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES.

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No. 10.

THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

(Received 4.15 p.m., 23rd April, 1921.)

TELEGRAM.

[Answered by No. 12.]

23RD APRIL. With reference to your telegram 6th April, Salaries Com- mission. Would be glad if you would reconsider point as to pensions, as I feel that recommendations of Commission would be of advantage, though they may not be necessarily adopted. Understand that though question of pensions was excluded from Federated Malay States Commission the Government there is now considering question of amending pension regulations.-MANNING.

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No. 7.

THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 6.25 a.m., 1st April, 1921.)

TELEGRAM.

[Answered by No. 8.]

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31ST MARCH. My telegram 15th March,† Salaries Commission. Subject tc your approval, propose to include in Commission, in addition to general revision and regrading of salaries, question of pensions and age of retirement, leave, free passages, house allowance and Government quarters, and all cognate matters relating to pay and prospects of public officers. Propose also to ask Commission to investigate possibility of reducing number of subordinate staff at offices visited.— MANNING.

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No. 11.

THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 2.25 a.m., 26th April, 1921.)

25TH APRIL.

TELEGRAM.

Your telegram 20th April.† Services of Engineer not required

on ground of expense, but would be glad if Secretary (see my telegram 23rd April‡) could acquaint himself fully with regard to salaries paid to technical officers in England, and in other Colonies, before he sails.-MANNING.

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No. 8.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR. (Sent 12.10 p.m., 6th April, 1921.)

6TH APRIL.

TELEGRAM.

[Answered by No. 10.]

Your telegram of 31st March, Salaries Commission. I approve generally except that, in view of desirability that pensions rights should be, as far as possible, uniform throughout Colonies, I should deprecate consideration of pen- sions question by the Commission.-SECRETARy of State for THE COLONIES.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR.

p.m., 20th April, 1921.)

(Sent 3.55

TELEGRAM.

YOUR telegram 23rd April,§ Pensions. Proposals mooted in Malaya are not being considered at present, and proposed Commission of Inquiry there not approved. I should prefer to consider general question of pensions in Eastern Colonies in the light of conditions in this country when they have become more stable and when it is possible either to withdraw temporary allowance or existing pensions or to replace it by permanent arrangement. This applies with special force to pensions of all officers recruited from Europe.-CHURCHILL.

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No. 9.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE to THE GOVERNOR. (Sent 12.55 p.m., 20th April, 1921.) TELEGRAM.

[Answered by No. 11.]

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20TH APRIL. Your despatch of 24th February, No. 145,* Salaries Com- mission. Crown Agents have consulted Institute and can recommend suitable Engineer. Institute considers that fee should be £1,500 with customary travelling, hotel, and out-of-pocket expenses, and that if stay in Ceylon exceeds four weeks fee should be increased by £100 per week or part of week. Crown Agents consider terms quite reasonable. Reply by telegraph with least possible delay whether you wish engagement on these terms.CHURCHILL.

(No. 203.) SIR,

No. 13.

THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 1st May, 1922.) [Answered by Nos. 15 and 16.]

Ceylon, 12th April, 1922.

WITH reference to your despatch No. 895 of the 6th December, 1921,|| I have the honour to inform you that I have now had the Salaries Commission Report under my most careful consideration, and desire to submit to you my observations on its proposals.

2. I think it is hardly necessary to emphasize once more the paramount neces- sity of an early improvement of the conditions of service in all Government Depart- ments. The existence of a discontent so widespread as to be a serious danger to the

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