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pension purposes only to newly appointed subordinate officers, and I shall be glad to hear whether, after reading this despatch, you concur in this view.

6. As regards the meaning of the phrase "the current rate," in this connection, you will observe from paragraph 19 of my despatch, No. 181, of the 13th instant* that I had intended that the rate to be adopted should not be the current bank rate of the day for payment of leave salary, but should be the same rate as that adopted from time to time for the payment of sterling salaries in the Colony.

I have, &c.,

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No. 70.

FEDERATED MALAY STATES.

J. CHAMBERLAIN.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN to HIGH COMMISSIONER SIR F. A. SWETTENHAM.

[Answered by No. 80.]

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(No. 182.) SIR,

I HAVE the honour to forward, for your consideration, a copy of a lettert

Downing Street, June 20, 1902. which has been received from Mr. C. Wilson, Locomotive Foreman, Selangor, appeal- ing against the decision that he is not entitled to receive exchange compensation on the whole of his salary.

2. I am inclined to think that the wording of his agreement (" salary at the rate of $2,400 per annum with exchange compensation allowance thereon") is distinctly in favour of Mr. Wilson's claim. I have, however, addressed you in my despatch, No. 175, of the 6th instant, on the subject of the grant of increased exchange compensation to officers serving on agreements; and Mr. Wilson has been informed that the question is under consideration, and that he will receive a further answer on the receipt of your reply to that despatch.

3. I gather from your despatch, No. 99, of the 21st March last,§ that Mr. Wilson, who appears to have served on agreement for eleven years, will now be placed on the pensionable establishment.

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SIR,

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No. 72.

FEDERATED MALAY STATES.

HIGH COMMISSIONER SIR F. A. SWETTENHAM to MR. CHAMBERLAIN. (Received June 23, 1902.)

(No. 196.)

Government House, Singapore, May 24, 1902. WITH reference to paragraph 2 of your Straits Settlements despatch, No. 117, of the 11th April,* I have the honour to inform you that the sterling proposals for the Staff of the Forest Departinent had to await the arrival of Mr. A. M. Burn-Mur- doch, the newly appointed Chief Forest Officer. The proposals are still under consid- eration, as Mr. Burn-Murdoch recommends the payment of much higher salaries than I had thought necessary.

I have, &c.,

25150

SIR,

No. 72A. HONG KONG.

F. A. SWETTENHAM.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN to ACTING GOVERNOR SIR W. J. GASCOIGNE. (No. 192.)

Downing Street, July 3, 1902.

I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 214, of the 22nd May last,f on the subject of the calculation of the rate of exchange for the local payment of sterling salaries; and to refer you to paragraph 4 of my despatch, No. 171, of the 13th of June.‡

I have, &c..

J. CHAMBERLAIN.

I have, &c.,

J. CHAMBERLAIN.

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No. 73.

25150

SIR,

No. 71. HONG-KONG.

ACTING GOVERNOR SIR W. J. GASCOIGNE to MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

(No. 214.)

(Received June 23, 1902.) [Answered No. 72A.]

Government House, Hong-Kong, May 22, 1902. WITH reference to the proposed scheme for sterling salaries, which was trans- mitted to you under cover of my despatch of the 11th December last || (which need no longer be treated as confidential), I have the honour to inform you that it is proposed, on the recommendation of the Colonial Treasurer, to calculate the rate of exchange for sterling salaries on the average ruling from 1st July to 30th June, and to adopt one-fourth of a penny as the minimum amount involved in the calculation of the dollar equivalent of sterling salaries, as it is in calculating exchange compensation.

2. I shall be glad to know in due course whether these proposals meet with your approval.

I have, &c.,

W. J. GASCOIGNE,

Major-General, Administering the Government.

SIB,

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.

GOVERNOR SIR F. A. SWETTENHAM to MR. CHAMBERLAIN,

(No. 268.)

(Received July 7, 1902.)

[Answered by No. 76.]

Government House, Singapore, June 12, 1902.

I BELIEVE that there is a despatch on its way giving your decision with reference

to my despatch on sterling salaries, and, under ordinary circumstances, I should not trouble you further in the matter until I had had the opportunity of reading it.

2. I have, however, received a petition from members of the European Police Contingent in Singapore (copy of which I enclose), making certain special representa- tions, and asking for relief in the shape of clerical assistance, larger allowances, and increased salary.

3. The petition is supported by the Acting Inspector-General of Police, who recommends that:-

Inspectors of the first class should receive Inspectors of the second class should receive Inspectors of the third class should receive...

£252

£216

£180

4. I need not trouble you with any point except that of salary, and, as I had given special attention to the case of the European members of the Police Force, and. after consulting the unofficial Members of Council, had recommended to you a scale

• No. 67.

† No. 65.

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§ Not printed.

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† No. 71.

‡ No. 66.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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