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Officials being provided with suitable residences, medical attendance, and chair coolies in addition; if they serve three years, they are entitled to free passages. The passages are first-class in all cases, both out and home, being overland and by first-class steamer. The Salaries are raised for length of service, and the employment is permanent, with liberal retiring allowances.

The Secretary... than four resignations of important posts, having been received by the last mail. The expressed opinion was that it was impolitic to place men in responsible positions at exceptionally low salaries, as they leave the service immediately, owing to the rapid development of ...

The cost of the necessaries of life is increasing, and the life is now contemplating liberal increase of pay throughout their service in the East. ... also informed me that these officials are leaving the Company's service throughout China, no less than ... advocating for their ... at their post.

The Secretary also advocates advancing the salaries periodically and at short intervals.

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257 Officials being provided with suitable residences, medical attendance, and chair coolies in addition; if they serve three years, they are entitled to free passages. The passages are first-class in all cases, both out and home, being overland and by first-class steamer. The Salaries are raised for length of service, and the employment is permanent, with liberal retiring allowances. The Secretary... than four resignations of important posts, having been received by the last mail. The expressed opinion was that it was impolitic to place men in responsible positions at exceptionally low salaries, as they leave the service immediately, owing to the rapid development of ... The cost of the necessaries of life is increasing, and the life is now contemplating liberal increase of pay throughout their service in the East. ... also informed me that these officials are leaving the Company's service throughout China, no less than ... advocating for their ... at their post. The Secretary also advocates advancing the salaries periodically and at short intervals.

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afficials being provided

with

suitable residences

medical attendance, and chair coolies in addition; if they seive three years, they are entitled to free passages

The passages

pouce

in all

@ ases

out and house.

frish

being overland and

class.

The Salavies are

raised for length of

service

and the employment is permanent, with liberal

retiring allowances.

The Secretary.

than four resignations of important posts, having been received by the last mail.

The expressed opiniow

that d

w as

out n EA

au--

impolitic to seed

in responsible positions at exceptionally low salaries, as they leave the service in =mediately, owing to the rapid develope ement of

Made

The cost of the necessaries life is increasing, and the If life is

now contemplating

Enectors

occe

liberal increase of pay though:

out their service in the East,

Boat

also

with

me that these

informed me

salaries, the officials

are

leaving the Companys service theoughout China.

no less

than

indu

we en ecof-

for

their

at their

aiw at

officials to remaine

post.

advocates.

The decr

Oretary

also

advancing the salaries

periodically and at

intervals.

thort

The

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