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Serial

Despatch

Subject.

Pago.

From or to whom.

Date

No.

No.. &c.

XV

Subject

Page.

109

To High Commis- Federated

sioner Sir F. A.

Malay Swettenham.

October 31

States, 340.

States, with reference to No. 79, that he will be placed in charge of the Revenue Survey as well as the Trigo- nometrical Survey, with the title of Director of Surveys, and gives the sterling and dollar salary of the post.

1

Assumes, in reply to No. 101, that it is not intended that Police appointments shall always be filled by officers not originally appointed as cadets.

118

190

1902.

1902.

107

To Governor Bir F.

A. Swettenham.

Straits Settle-

October 24

ments, 320.

Acknowledges receipt of No. 97 and 189)

refers to No. 106; gives reasons for sending No. 103,

116

Governor Sir H. A.

Blake.

Hong Kong, 500.

November 13 (Rec. Dec. 15.)

108

To Mr. A. E. Young Federated

Malay States.

October 28

189

117

Ditto

Hong

November 5 Kang,(Rec. Dec. 15.)

512.

High Commissioner Fedorated November 21 Sir F. A. Swetten- Malay (Rec. Dec. 22.)

States,

451.

ham.

Makes recommendatious with regard to the salaries of Mr. Carpenter and Mr. Xavier.

200

Acknowledges receipt of Despatch of 201

September 30 and refers in reply to No. 46, with remarks as to the pay- ment in dollara or sterling of officers entitled to exchange compensation.

Suggests reply to be sent to Captain 201

Adam's application for an improve- ment in his position under the scheme.

1903.

110

High Commissioner Federated| Sir F. A. Swetten- Malay ham.

States, 381.

October 8 (Rec. Nov. 3.)

Requests decision as to the exact appli- 190

cation of Paragraph 4 of the notifica- tion printed with the revised scheme aa bearing on the transfer of an official from one post to another of the same value.

119

Ditto

Federated December 10,

Malay

1902. States,

(Rec. Jan. 3, 484.

1903.)

111

To High Commis- Federated November 7

sioner Sir F. A. Swettenham,

Malay

States,

352.

112

Governor Sir F, A.

Swettenham,

Straits Settle- menta, 433.

October 20 (Rec. Nov. 17.)

113

Governor Sir H. A.

Blake.

Hong Kong, 459.

October 21 (Rec. Nov. 24.)

114

High Commissioner Federated Sir F. A. Swetten- Malay Jiam.

Stater, 433.

November 13 (Rec. Dec. 6.)

115

To Governor Sir H.

A. Blake.

Hong Kong, 420.

December 9

Explains why certain posts were omitted from the sterling scheme in No. 48; submits list of the appointments in question showing salaries attached to the various posts under the scheme, the estimated equivalents in sterling at the exchange rate of 18. Id. to the dollar, and rates of sterling pay and increments.

Reports that two officers under agreement have accepted the offer of sterling salaries under Note 12 of the scheme, and recommends the amendment of the note requiring all officers under agreement. to accept sterling salaries on re-engagement.

Forwards, with remarks, memorial from subordinate officers who are domiciled in India and Ceylon praying for the same privileges with regard to ex- change compensation and exchange rates as are already granted to officers domiciled in a gold standard country,

Requesta to be informed, before final 199

decision is taken on his proposal in No. 113, whether any further applica- tions to the same effect are likely to be received and what is likely to be the cost.

States that the proposal made in No. 110 was agreed to in Nos. 103 and 104.

191

120

Ditto

Federated December 11,

191

121

Ditto

Malay

1902. States, (Rec. Jan. 3,

488. 1903.)

Federated December 11,

Malay

1902. States, (Rec. Jan. 3,

493.

1903.)

122

Ditto

194

Federated December 17,

1902. Malay States,

(Rec. Jan. 10, 305.

1903.)

Proposes, in reply to No. 109, to append 202

a noto to the scheme, stating that the appointments of Assistant-Commis- sioner of Police at Taiping, Selangor, and Negri Sambilan, are open to cadets, but are not confined to officers of the cadet service.

Explains omission of certain posts from 202

the scheme and submits proposal for approval.

Forwards, with remarks, copies of letters received from the Resident- General dealing with the questions raised in No. 89 in connection with the proposed scheme of sterling salaries for the Forest Department,,

Replies to the points raised in No. 106

203

206

123

To High Commis Federated January 14

sioner Sir F. A. Malay Swettenham.

Statea, 23.

Approves the scheme of sterling salaries❘ 207

put forward in No. 86 in view of the explanations put forward in No. 121.

194

124

Ditto

Federated January 16

Malay

States, 25.

Suggests alterations in the position on the scheme of the posta referred to in Nos. 119 and 120.

2017

125

Ditto

Federated January 16

Malay States. 28.

Instructs him, in reply to No. 114, to inform the memorialiste that their petition cannot be granted; requests that a notification may be issued both in the Straits Settlements and Feder- ated Malay States. that exchange compensation will not be granted to any officer who may hereafter be engaged for the government service.

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