CO129-077 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [1-6] — Page 22

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Officers: A Lieutenant Colonel who would receive at home about £380, receives here in pay and Allowances £1452 - a major at home £250; here £1000 - a Captain at home £200; here £570.

The Admiral, who on average would receive about £2000 a year at home, receives here £6,000 a year with allowances in everything, except clothes and washing which is fully equivalent to £500 per annum. He rises to either chief clerk, Treasurer, or Book Keeper, in each capacity he will receive £1000 a year.

A manager of a Bank who at home would be satisfied with £2000 a year receives here £2,000 a year with a house and servants found; the subordinate officers of the Banks in the same ratio.

In Commercial Establishments - a Clerk in a Merchant's office or at the Bank of England who in London would receive £100 a year, comes out here on £300 a year, and is found with all expenses of living paid - equivalent at least to £1,300 a year; he is also allowed to trade to a moderate extent on his own accounts, and, eventually, if there be anything in him, he becomes a Partner. So that a Book Keeper or chief clerk in a merchant's Office receives nearly double the remuneration of some of the Heads of departments in the Colonial service. Take also the China Imperial Customs lately established...

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Officers: A Lieutenant Colonel who would receive at home about £380, receives here in pay and Allowances £1452 - a major at home £250; here £1000 - a Captain at home £200; here £570. The Admiral, who on average would receive about £2000 a year at home, receives here £6,000 a year with allowances in everything, except clothes and washing which is fully equivalent to £500 per annum. He rises to either chief clerk, Treasurer, or Book Keeper, in each capacity he will receive £1000 a year. A manager of a Bank who at home would be satisfied with £2000 a year receives here £2,000 a year with a house and servants found; the subordinate officers of the Banks in the same ratio. In Commercial Establishments - a Clerk in a Merchant's office or at the Bank of England who in London would receive £100 a year, comes out here on £300 a year, and is found with all expenses of living paid - equivalent at least to £1,300 a year; he is also allowed to trade to a moderate extent on his own accounts, and, eventually, if there be anything in him, he becomes a Partner. So that a Book Keeper or chief clerk in a merchant's Office receives nearly double the remuneration of some of the Heads of departments in the Colonial service. Take also the China Imperial Customs lately established... 35 21 Page 35 ... Page 21
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35 21 Officers: A Lieutenant Colonel who would receive at home about £380, receives here in pay а and Allowances £1452 - a major at home £250; here £1000 a Captain at home $200; here £570- The Admiral, who on any in every thing, except clothes and washing which is fully equivalent - to £500 per annum. He rises to either chief clerk, Ten taster, n which Book Keeper, in each capacities he will receive £1000 a other station Navy- year a year, would receive about £2000 a here receives £6,000 - A manager бра a Bank who at home would be Banking Firum satisfied with 2000- here receives a year with a house and £2,000 a year servants found; the subordinate officers of the Banks in the same ratio. In Commercial Stouses - a Clerk Mercantile who in London would receive in a Marchant's office Office, or at the Bank of England £100 a There on £300 a year, year comes out and is found Establishments. and all expenses of living pard- equivalent at least to £1,300 he is also allowed to trade a year; to a modante extent on his own accounts, and, eventually, if there be be a any thing in him, he becomes Partners. So that a Book Keeper chief clerk in a merchant's Office receives nearly double the remuneration some of the Heads of departments in the Colonial service. Take also Chiman Imperial the China Imperial Cartours lately Customs. established, and into which he
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Officers: A Lieutenant Colonel

who would receive at home about

£380, receives here in

pay а

and

Allowances £1452 - a major at home £250; here £1000 a

Captain at home $200; here £570-

The Admiral, who on

any

in every thing, except clothes and washing which is fully equivalent

-

to £500 per annum. He rises to either chief clerk, Ten taster,

n

which

Book Keeper, in each capacities he will receive £1000 a

other station Navy-

year

a

year,

would receive about £2000

a

here receives £6,000 - A manager

бра

a Bank who at home would be Banking Firum satisfied with 2000- here receives

a year with a house and

£2,000 a year

servants found; the subordinate

officers of the Banks in the same ratio.

In Commercial Stouses - a Clerk Mercantile

who in London would receive in a

Marchant's office

Office, or at the Bank

of England £100 a

There on

£300

a

year,

year

comes out

and is

found

Establishments.

and all

expenses of living

pard- equivalent at least to £1,300 he is also allowed to trade

a

year;

to a modante extent on

his

own

accounts, and, eventually, if there

be

be a

any thing in him, he becomes Partners. So that a Book Keeper

chief clerk in a merchant's Office

receives

nearly

double the remuneration

some of the Heads of departments in the Colonial service. Take also Chiman Imperial the China Imperial Cartours lately

Customs.

established, and into which he

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