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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI | THE CHARTERED BANK OF

BANKING CORPORATION.

Lukkarial Capital

Jogad sad Pilly Puldirə mamma ENJOKAI Bmarry Park -

KIT

J$4,500,000 2,500,000

Kaserra Liability of Proprietors ....... $30,000,000

WHAD OFFION, HONG KONG

BOARD OF DISKOTORS 3-

7. A. Flemmer. Bon.

Obairman.

Hon. Mr. 0.0.4. tackle. Deputy Charmin

(tan. Mr. J. J. Paternon,

V. 3. Fears, Beg

M.h. Bull. Yaz

4. 25. Campton, Koke.

8. Lander Lewis, Kaj.

T. II. E. NDAR, KEL.

47. Miskin, Kay.

5. F. Warren, Eng

Acting Chial Manager.

V. 31. Graytan, Kwą,

BRANCHES:-

LONDON

Moz

MANUKOR

BATAVIA

INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated. by Royal Charter, 1853.

£3,000,000 ....£4,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON, Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprie

tors .....

.....£3,000,000

Agencies and Branches:"

ALOR STAB

[Malay Biates'

AURITĦAR

BANGBOX BATAVIA BUMILAN TALGUTTA CANTON JAWNPORR· DENU

COLOMBO DALBEN (Delay

Bouth Meecharie) DBLAI

HAIPHONG

BANKOW

KUALA ZUMPUTI

KVOMLING

MADRAU

MANILA

MEDAN

NEW YORK

PEEING

PENANO PERKAWAN RANGOON SAIGON

BEHABANG

BEREMBAN

BEANOBLAS

RINO PORE

TAIPINO

AMBORO

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(F.K.B.)

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TONGKAR Dante,

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THE

CHINA

MAIL.

TAXATION.

TO PAY CIVIL SERVANTS.

SALARIES` · COMMISSION'S REPORTS

WITH OPPOSITION.

PLEAS UNAVAILING.

08

These

FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1930.

Council the report was in October, qualifications of the holder at the would result in the payment of 1929, sent to the Hong Kong Gen- moment must be disregarded. salaries which are too high hav eral Chamber of Commerce and to As regards sterling salaries the ing regard to the nature of the the Chinese Chamber of Com Commission had the advantage of work done and to the increased merce for their observations. 'comparison with other Colonies, it cost of living in recent years but The Chinese Chamber replied on had knowledge of our difficulties rather on the effect which it is November 27 that it had no in Alling vacant posts, I refer alleged will be produced on busi- observations or representations to

the Medical and Education De- eyes of the Chamber of Commerce MEET make thereon, but in March last sheer to the Cadet Service, to ness firms in the Colony, In the it made a further report repre-partments, and to some of the the scheme is inexpedient from senting the inadequacy of the in- lower grade sterling posts, and it the point of view of the local em ereas in remuneration "proposed, had considerable information as ployer and that is about as far us for dollar paid officers. The Hong to what was paid in commercial the criticism goes. Kong General Chamber of Comfirms and it based its recommen

A Debt of Honour. merce did not send in its consider dations on the knowledge it had The other main argument ed reply till February 14 Inst and obtained. As they stand there is against the scheme is that the the late Governor naturally no doubt that the salaries propos- Colony cannot afford it, or any wished to communicate his views ed range lower than the salaries rate that it cannot afford it at the to the Secretary of State before paid in Malaya and we muat ac present time. Now, Sir, if the The reports of the Salaries Commission, urging a higher he left the Colony It was impos- cept the position that we cannot scheme is a fair one, and the Gov- standard of wage to Civil Servants, were the subject of a lengthy sible to wait for the views of the afford Malayan scales of salary. erament believes it to be fair, it How they compare with salaries could only be said that the Colony debate, lasting for about three hours, at the meeting of the Legis. Chamber of Commerce. lative Council yesterday afternoon. Two amendments were proviews, however, were fully con paid ir commercial firms it is very could not afford it if the Colony posed by the Unofficial Members, but the Government was adamant sidered after their receipt and difficult for any one without full was already highly taxed to meet

were sent to the Secretary of inside knowledge to say, for com- its necessary services. and the original motion was carried by 10 votes against 6.

Granted Many interesting views were given for and against the adoption State and the Government under-mercial firms are in the happy that the scheme is fair, the pay of the Reports. The Government held that if the recommendations took to give time for their con-position of not having to disclose ment of these salaries becomes a

The sideration in the Colonial Office their rates of salary or Current Accounts opened and were just and fair, they at once became a debt of honour.

the debt of honour which the Colony ed Deposits received for 1 rear or Colony would have to discharge the debt even if it had to devise before proceeding with the

bonuses and commissions which is bound to meet unless in so do shorter periods at rates which will

ways and means of getting the money.

The Chamber's views be quoted on application.

were duly considered by the Secre often form so large a part of their ing it should place a crushing but

jemployees' remuneration.

den on the taxpayers. But, Sir, tary of State who replied on May

Poor Fellows i

what are the facts? It cannot be 26 last:

It has been said that the denied that the Colony is lightly "I have given careful con- salarios are too high at the pre- faxed. The incidence of taxation sideration to the criticisms of sent time and that the Govern is admittedly very difficult to cal- the Chamber of Commerce Comment service should be prepared culate, but calculate how they mittee but while I appreciate to share the present hard times will I defy my Hon. friends to the force of their argument with the mercantile community. prove that Hong Kong is heavily regret that I cannot consider There might be something in this taxed at the present time. them of sufficient weight to re argument if the Government ser- If you take direct taxation: quire reversal of instructions vants were in a position to share Hong Kong pays yearly about conveyed in my telegram of the advantages of prosperous $7.1 a head, Australia pays £12. March 25,"

periods with the mercantile com- 19s. 9d., Canada £6 19s. 4d. and Fair and Reasonable. Subject to the minor amending and everyone else is prosper. If you take direct and indirect munity. But when trade is boom- the United Kingdom €15 28. 8d.

ous the Government servant re- taxation together and take Hong

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The Bus of the shore Bank In condunk the HONG KONG AND BHANGHAI ARKING CORPORATION. Bules may be

discloud, ma oppilation.

FOR THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI ANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. URA SBVRs,

Acting Chef Mangor,

Hong Kong, 17tle March, Tus,.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL - MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

(WEBBLANDO TRADING SOCIETY; BANKERS.

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435,00,000 Bild-Up Capital ............ Ozilfar 000,000

(0,008,667.) Boost Va FIRS ... Childers 60,000,000

Seed One—{AMS1 ERDAM'), Kartera Head 0004:—BATAVIA. GRANCHES,—Dendjermaelender') Bombay,

KUALA KANGSAR

TOKOHAMA

ZAMBOANGA

"(Pullippma" (sisada)

Foreign Exchange and Constal Banking business transacted.

A. H. FERGUSON,

Manager Hong Kong, 8. January, 1929.

THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. (Established 1917.)

Authorised Issued.

Paid-up

Reserve

CAPITAL.

Straits $20,000,000

8,000,000

4,000,000

Liabilities

4,000,000 2,526,000

of Shareholders Surplus ....

HEAD OFFICE:—SINGAPORE. Branches, Agencies and Correspon-

world.

The views of the Unofficial members were that the present moment was not the right time to add fresh burdens on the populace, who were already hard hit by trade depression consequent on the drop of the dollar. Further, it was contended that the members of the Salaries Commission did not seek the views of some of the lead- ing employers of labour in the Colony, and the recommendations made by the Commission were not in keeping with the standard of wage paid outside,.

Every description of Banking and said: Exchange business transacted.

TAN ENG HOOL

Hong Kong, 15th May, 1930.

Menagar.

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HEAD OFFICE:-Talpeb, Formosa.

Incorporated by Special Imperial

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Hong Kong. 1 April, 1925

Act. Maisager.

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HEAD OFFICE:

96, Boulevard Haussman, Parią, Subscribed Capital Fra. 72,000,000.00 Pald-Up Capital ...Frs. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Funds ....Fra.102,000,000.00

BRANCHES:

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Saigon

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HONG KONG BRANCH,

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THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

Established 1912.

Head Office Hong Koniz.

AMUSEMENT TAX?

scheme.

are,

generally

that the Colony cannot aloud the

Rising to propose the motion, Service, while increasing difficul-ments already referred to the dents in the principal cities of the the Colonial Secretary, (the Hon, ty was being experienced in re-Government accepts the report as ceives no more salary and the only Kong's population at only 800,000 Mr. W. T. Southorn, C.M.G.)|cruiting suitable officers for va- a fair and reasonable solution of effect on him of the prosperity of Hong Kong pays yearly $20.7 a cant posts. Consequently in a very difficult problem and the others is that he finds the standard head. If you take total Revenue, "That this Council approves April, 1928, the then Governor report has received the approval of living going up all round him which includes receipts from Land the recommendations of the addressed the Secretary of State of the Secretary of State who with no additional means to com- Sales. Widows and Orphans' Pen- Salaries Commission published asking for a Commission to con- has authorised the Government to pete with it.

Is he then to share aion contributions and all other in Sossional Paper No. 7 of sider questions of the remunera-place it before the Legislative the rough with others without items, many of which are not de- 1929 as modified by the Gov- tion of officers generally and seck. Council and to ask for the provi- being able to share the smooth? rived from taxation at all, the ernor's Despatch No. 37 of, ing approval meanwhile for an sion of the funds necessary to

As regards the Dollar salaries proportionate revenue per head January 22, 1930, and approv-exchange compensation scheme to carry it into effect.

there have been two criticisms works out as follows:- But for the fall in the dollar one from the General Chamber of ed by the Secretary of State for cover fluctuations of the dollar

I might doubt whether the report would Commerce that they are too high Straits Settlements SS.$63, the Hong Kong pays $28.4, the the Colonies in his telegram of between 2/6d and 1/9d. March 25, 1930, published in perhaps remind Hon. Members have met with the hostile re and one from the Chinese Cham- Federated Malay States SS.$72 Sessional Paper No. 3 of 1930, that the terms of this despatch ception which was accorded to it. ber of Commerce, which, as I re- and Ceylon Rs.31.5. I firmly be and further modified by the ex-were unanimously approved by With the dollar at 2/- many off-marked above, after first stating lieve, Sir, that Hong Kong is one clusion of the High Cost of the Unofficial Members of this cers would have received actually that it had no observations to of the most lightly taxed civilised living allowance referred to in Council at that time. The Secre a few dollars less per mensem offer subsequently criticised the countries in the world, and if it paragraph 12 of the Commis-tary of State approved the tem- than they were receiving before, dollar salaries as being too low, experts an efficient modera Gov. sioners' report and the rent al-porary exchange compensation but as the dollar fell the prospect The criticisms of the Hong Kong ernment it should be prepared to lowance for dollar salaried off-scheme subject to review by a of an increase in taxation became General Chamber of Commerce pay for it. cers of less than 10 years' ser- Salaries Commission. The comes and less attractive to the seem to me to suffer in some re- Can We Afford. vice referred to in paragraph pensation scheme was subsequent general public and increased the spects from a failure to grasp the Now, Sir, if my view of Hong 180 of the report which allowly approved by the Legislative opposition to what is in reality a fact that the wages of daily paid Kong Taxation is correct my un- anres shall not be provided Council, but the dollar refused to very fair scheme and indeed labour are not dealt with in the official friends are estopped from without further specific sanc halt at 1/94, and a further exten- tardy act of justice to a body of report. The wages of daily paiti saying that the Colony cannot tion of this Council, and accord- sion of the scheme down to 1/6d. hard-working officers who are en- labour are governed by certain afford to meet the bill for the ingly resolves that a sum of was approved by the Finance Com titled to just remuneration for economic laws and there is no suf- Salaries scheme for there is a be charged upon mittee for payment up to June 30 their labours. The opposition to fcient reason to suppose that the large reserve of taxable material $1,628,917 the revenue and other funds of of this year. The dollar, as Hon. the scheme may I think be classi- recommendations of the Salaries at present untouched. The Gov the Colony in addition to the Members know dropped still fur-fied under two heads. The first Commission will have any appre- ernment is satisfied that the suras already provided in the ther and on the present scheme of main criticism is that the salaries ciable effect on them.

Colony can well afford to meet the Estimates for 1930 for the pur-payment many members of the recommended

Not a Living Wage.

additional cost of the scheme, pose of carrying into effect as Government Service are actually speaking, too high. from January 1, 1930, the re-receiving less dollars per month

Sterling Paid Men.

But in so far as the monthly even though it should involve some slight additional taxation. corumendations so modified.” than their sterling salary would

Now, Sir, on the general ques. paid staff is concerned the com-

I turn now to the argument The Salaries' scheme has been entitle them to if converted at tion of the remuneration of steri.missioners went very carefully the current rate of Exchange ing paid officers I would venture into the question of what was au without any exchange compensato quote to the Council certain economic wage for the lowest paid scheme at the present time. No- tion privileges whatever. Thir is passages from the very able re- Chinese labourer and I know from thing would have pleased me bet a position which the Government port published only in April last personal conversations with Sirter, Sir, than to introduce the cannot view with equanimity and on the System of Appointment to Henry Gollan that this particular scheme when the Colony was in in justice to its servants if feels the Colonial Services. The report the gravest anxiety.

question is one which caused him the full flow of prosperity, when

trade He was

was booming and when is generally known as the "War- that action cannot be longer deren Fisher Report" from the name Satisfied that the salaries now be everyone was happy. Admittedly of the Chairman of the Coming paid are in many cases not times are difficult and it has yet mittee. The Committee says: sufficient to provide a decent liv. to be seen whether, as one school "Modern conditions demanding wage and in justice to its of local thought has predicted, the also a generally higher stand-minor employees the Government fall of the dollar will bring re ard of personal, educational and is bound to give full weight to the For the moment the fall of the newed prosperity 'to the Colony. professional qualifications, and conclusions of the Commissioners dollar has brought hardship to

matter. Starting in addition the employment of in this

from

the bottom the Com- many individuals who see their men with scientific and special

missioners attainments of a kind not pre-

sterling costs going up and the have worked u1p- viously to be round in Colonial wards in an ascending scale and value of their dollar savings Service.".

have produced a salary scheme dwindling. But if the scheme was On page 16 the Committee for the dollar paid officers which necessary when the dollar was at speaking of the remuneration of the Government considers fair 2/- and the currency crisis had qualified technical officers, says urged that this scale is somewhat ay now, for on the

and reasonable. It has been not developed it is no legs necca- with reference to Engineers:--

"Apart, however, from these higher than that in force in mer-salaries some officers are receiv system of exchange for sterling special observations we do not cantile offices, but I have reason hesitate to give it as our opinion to believe that some mercantile ing less than the actual dollar sterling that any real improvement in offices pay equally well and offer equivalent of their the quantity and quality of the prizes with which the Government cers, whose basic salaries were re salaries, while dollar-salaried off- fully trained engineering per-service cannot compete. Taking carded as too low by the Com sonnel required for the Colonial everything into consideration the mission with the dollar at 2/- are Services must depend on an im- Government is satisfied that it now feeling the pinch more than provement in the general rate ought to pay to its subordinate ever with the dallar at between of emoluments offered. Our staff the salaries recommended. evidence shows clearly that in Speaking generally, the Cham-

1/8d and 1/4d.. Even if the whole view of the cost and duration ber of Commerce criticism of the salary scheme were not accepted of an Engineer's training the scheme seems to me to be based would be necessary to relieve the by this Council, some steps inducements offered by the not on the theory that the recom- situation, and I notice on the Colonial Services are not ade-mendations of the Commission

(Continued on Page (5.) quate."

Lushorised Capital (H.K. Corrinoy) 14,600,000 Paid Up Omplial stemmering 9,685,000 Reserve Fund now

BRANCHIN

before the public for so long and its provisions have been the sub- fect of so much discussion that I Bhanghel dianice, Bralo, feel I need not detain the Council LONDON BANK 284 42 Free with any long and detailed des-

cription of the scheme.

Damson

LONDON BANKE The Lord's Bank Limited. COULESPONDENTS

la ali principal disine of the World Fesign" perkangs and banking business, et Arsey imaĺption transactal.

Dollar Difficulties. The last general revision of ralaries resulting from the LOOK POONG SHAN, Salaries Commission of 1919 Chief Manager dates from 1920 when

salaries here,

in all British Possessions, had to be re- vised to meet the altered condi- tions brought about by the war.

Dále Deposit Boom (vaziosa dem) at a yokely zontal at tro at $48.

Hong Kong, 14th May, 1030,

THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀中

Keorganised October 20, 1923, under

IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & special charter of The National Gov- Co.; French American Banking Corernment as an poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York

Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposita according to arrangements.

Every description of Banking and. Exchange Business transacted.

Safe Deposit Boxes to lat.

A. LECOT,

Hong Kong, 1 May, 1929.

INTERNATIONAL' EXCHANGE

BANK

· 18

ferred.

Worthy Commissioners. In October, 1928, the Salaries Commission was appointed con- sisting of

Sir Henry Gollan, K.C., C.B.E. Mr. Paul Lauder. The Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Kt.

Colonies

It is now ten years since that re- vision and it is I think admitted I do not think, Sir, that we that circumstances have, altered could have chosen three more greatly in the meantime, one of suitable

Commissioners, The the chief alterations being the Chief Justice was a man of wide drop in the dollar from 5/6d. in experience in many 1920 to 1/8d in 1930.

with a trained judicial mind, and The fluctuating dollar is one of was eminently qualified to arrive Subscribed Capital ...$25,000,000.00 the chief difficulties in the calcu- at a well-balanced judgment on Fald-Up Capital $24,710,200.00 lation of appropriate salaries in the whole subject. Mr. Lauder is .. 3,820,503.82 Hong Kong and the large firms the head of one of the largest Reserve Funda ....

have in common with the Govern Insurance Companies operating in ment been obliged to adopt tem- the East, with branches scatter porary expedients from time to ed all over the world and with a time to meet the difficulty. The large staff of employees of differ Government scheme is set out in ent nationalities offering pro- the Salaries Report and I need not blems cognate to those confront- THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, China and large connections, in the scheme worked reasonably well so questions, and there is no one in Owing to our numerous branches in detail it here. The original ting the Government, in its salary LIMITED

important commercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to our long as the dollar did not drop Hong Kong with a wider know- cilenta special facilities for domestic below about 2/6d. but when it fell ledge of Chinese problems than and foreign banking and exchange. to 2/- the matter became so seri- my Honourable friends, Sir Shou

We also handle the levue of Bonds ous that the Government was son Chow. and other Pablle Fands of the Chin faced with repeated requests for ėse. Government both at "home" and abroad.

a reconsideration of the existing SHOU J. CHEN, scheme of Government Salaries.

Manager. Hong Kong, -5th March, 1980.

Manager,

Established 1880.

Capital (fully paid-up) en 100,000,000 Reserve Fund Yen 111,500,000

Head OfficeYOKOHAMA..

Branches and Arancion at: Alexandria Nagoya Batavia

Newchwang Bombay

New York Buenos Arres

Osaka

· Changchun

Dairen (Balny)

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Hankow Harbiza Hair Tong

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Rangoon Rio de Janeiro Balgon San Francisco

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shimason

Hingapore Boerabaya Bydney Tientaln

Tokyo:

HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAL

HONG KONG BRANCH: 4. Queen's Road Central.

Higher Cost of Living. It was admitted on all sides that the cost of living had risen enor mously since 1920, some estim- ates of the increase being as high as 40 per cent. A temporary te mittance privilege had been intro- duced in 1926 but failed to meet $10,000,000 the growing difficulties of the

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. HEAD OFFICE; HONG KONG. 10, Des Voeux Road Central,

D. Houg Kong. Authorised Capital Paid-Up Capital

Reserve ideas Batavia BASTIA

BEANCHES

5,000,000 1,750,000

The Commission reported on August 31, 1929. Their report was published as Sessional Paper No. 7 of 1929 on September 5, of Hon. Members and of the public 1929, and has been in the hands ever since.

Other Views Considered.

Hon. Members are well aware of the elaborate nature of the enquiries held by the Commis stoners and from the personal character and attainments of the Commissioners the Government is fully justified in giving the

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Again on page 33 the Com- mittee says: Recruitment of the necessary trained staff can- not in our opinion be regarded as sufficient either in quantity or quality. Though this may to some extent be improved by extended missionary work on the part of the recruiting authorities, it is to be borne in mind that the remuneration and public appointments and in opportunities offered in other business is an increasingly im portant competitive factor and one which must sooner or later

call for a generally higher recommendations. Such an exton-standard of remuneration in sive survey naturally contained a mass of detail which it was re-

many of the Colonial Services." ament to Ought to Be Higher, tting the Some of our critics have admit ted that some of the salaries ought to be even higher, and I suggest, for consideration of Hon,

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