CO129-096 - Others - 1863 — Page 338

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed

1st May. I may have done Jenny wrong,

but if I did it was on grounds which I now remember, and which are not stated in the correspondence before me.

When the Civil List was being promulgated by Government, I endeavoured as far as practicable to secure uniformity amongst the Clerks in the different Departments by assigning £400 per annum as a fitting salary for first Clerks, and £300 for Second Clerks, and so on.

332 The Audit Office, however, having only one Clerk, I had to decide between placing him in the same position, with the salary attached thereto, as the first Clerks in other Offices, or as a second Clerk. Mr Rennie advocated at the time his Clerk being placed on the list at £400; I thought it fair on the whole to put him down at £300, and decided accordingly. I rather think that even if there was an increase of £50 to Mr Da Silva,

Edit History

2026-05-19 04:22:30 · NVIDIA / meta/llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct
Live
View comparison
AI Proofread
1st May. I may have done Jenny wrong, but if I did it was on grounds which I now remember, and which are not stated in the correspondence before me. When the Civil List was being promulgated by Government, I endeavoured as far as practicable to secure uniformity amongst the Clerks in the different Departments by assigning £400 per annum as a fitting salary for first Clerks, and £300 for Second Clerks, and so on. 332 The Audit Office, however, having only one Clerk, I had to decide between placing him in the same position, with the salary attached thereto, as the first Clerks in other Offices, or as a second Clerk. Mr Rennie advocated at the time his Clerk being placed on the list at £400; I thought it fair on the whole to put him down at £300, and decided accordingly. I rather think that even if there was an increase of £50 to Mr Da Silva,
Baseline (Original)
1th May. I may have done Jenay but if I did it much have been on grounds Which I connect now remember, and which an not statud the conespondence befor in me. When the Civil List. was being promed by Endeavoured as far One prenticable to secure uniformity amongst the Cluckatif. in aunum the different Departments by assigning £400 por fitting salary for first. Clucks, and £300 for Second Checks, and so on. 332 The Audit Office, horower, having only one Cluck I had to decide between placing in the same position, nyheds salary. Clubs in other have charge Extent of then, the the Läin Go as the first Affin who to a entarin the Clubes unde by in the same percition : and altho as becond Clubs Mr Rennie adoveated at the time his Cluck being pland on the list at Kuvo I thought it fain on the whole to put him down at £300, and decided aundingly. I rather thick that sven Rui was an increase of too to M. Da Silva but 50
2026-05-19 04:22:30 · Baseline
View content

1th May. I may have done Jenay

but if I did it much

have been on

grounds Which

I connect now remember, and

which an not statud

the conespondence befor

in

me.

When the Civil List.

was being promed by

Endeavoured as

far

One

prenticable to secure uniformity amongst the Cluckatif.

in

aunum

the different Departments by assigning £400 por

fitting salary for first. Clucks, and £300 for

Second Checks, and so on.

332

The Audit Office, horower, having

only

one Cluck I had to decide between

placing

in the same position,

nyheds salary.

Clubs in other

have

charge Extent of

then,

the the

Läin

Go

as the first

Affin

who

to

a

entarin

the Clubes unde

by

in

the same percition

: and altho

as becond Clubs

Mr Rennie adoveated at the

time his Cluck being pland on the list at Kuvo I thought it fain

on the whole to

put him down at £300, and decided aundingly. I

rather thick that sven

Rui was an

increase of

too to M. Da Silva but

50

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.