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that the salary of the Accountant was fixed at an unnecessarily high rate-and in that opinion I agree.

I have therefore to recommend that since Messrs. Reed and Remedios have not as yet been permitted to join the sterling salary scheme, and since it was not intended that they should join it, the posts which they hold should now be struck out of the scheme.

It is right to add that Mr. Reed has again applied to be allowed to draw the sterling salary provided for his post or to be allowed to draw exchange compensation. I am addressing you separately on his application.*

5. The Principal Civil Medical Officer has drawn attention to the excessive salaries provided in the sterling salaries scheme for probationers in the Medical Department. It will be noticed that in the scheme they are termed European Pro- bationers, and it was no doubt assumed that the scale of pay, £65 to £80, would be reserved for Europeans entitled to exchange compensation.

As a matter of fact the existing Probationers (Nurses Lawrence and Hamilton) are half-castes born in the Colony, and Dr. Atkinson recommends and I agree with him that the dollar rate of $480 rising to $600 with $7 a month allowance for fuel and light, is sufficient salary for Probationers, who will as a rule be girls, of this class.

Nurses Lawrence and Hamilton have been allowed to join the scheme, but on the completion of their agreements I consider these posts should be struck out of the scheme. In the meantime fresh appointments (of which I have just made one) should, I think, be on the dollar basis mentioned (with $7 allowance) which is quite sufficient to attract the class of Probationer required, and this rate should be paid to all Probationers alike, irrespective of nationality, nor should any exchange compen- sation be paid on these salaries.

6. As regards the salaries of Messrs. Carpenter and Haggard, I propose to make provision in the 1904 estimates for salaries at the rate of £270-£330 for these officers. Mr. Carpenter is giving satisfaction, and I have no objection to his drawing £270 from 1st January, 1904. But it will depend on Mr. Haggard, who is still on probation, and is not giving the Director of Public Works so much satisfaction, whether I shall recommend him for appointment on the permanent staff on the same scale of pay from the 1st of January next year.

7. There are no officers in this Colony who would be affected if the principle referred to in paragraph 11 of your despatch were adopted.

I have, &c.,

HENRY A. BLAKE,

Governor, &c.

• See 20535: not printed.

Increase or de- crease due to placing dollar salaried posta in the Sterling Scheme.

Enclosure 1 in No. 133.

LIST OF OFFICERS HOLDING Non-ClericAL POSTS WITH SALARIES OF MORE THAN $1,200 PER ANNUM, WHICH ARE NOT INCLUDED IN TRE

STERLING SALARIES SCHEME. (C. O. D., No. 16 of 1903, paragraphs G and 8.)

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300 3,000

2,760 5,760

300 3,840

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1,920

1,800

2,304

2,560

864

760

Present Dollar Salary.

Proposed Salary in

Sterling.

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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.

240

E. A. Carvalho 2,400 12011. 3,000 | *210

Chinese Medical Officer Lau Lai

(New Territory).

Chinese Medical Officer Chin Hok

(House Surgeon, Tang

Wah Hospital).

EDUCATION DEPART-

MENT.

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English

Master and Young Hee ...

Supervisor.

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1,800 240 3,072 1,272

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25

150 1,800

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BACTERIOLOGICAL

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1,800 150 1,920.

120

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

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