CO129-211 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [8-9] — Page 394

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curgeon and Inspector of Bospitale.

Dr Ayres present salary is altogether £3944, and he is allowed equivalent to carry on private practice. He now applies that, while being allowed to retain his private practice, his salary as Colonial Surgeon, which is about £680, may be increased to about £960, the amount fixed by the Civil List (Ordinance No 13 of 1860), and his salary of £864 as Inspector of Hospitals, to £960 a year, thus making a total yearly salary of £1920.

There can be no doubt that, as Dr Ayres shows, the work of the Colonial Surgeon of Hongkong has greatly increased since Dr Ayres first assumed the duties of that office in 1873. Even so far back as November, 1879, the Finance Committee stated: "The Committee agree that the salary at present drawn by the Colonial Surgeon is inadequate, and they recommend that the Secretary of State be requested to authorize him to draw the full amount of the salary specified in the

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3 388 curgeon and Inspector of Bospitale. 2. Dr Ayres present salary is altogether £3944, and he is allowed equivalent to carry on private practice. He now applies that, while being allowed to retain his private practice, his salary as Colonial Surgeon, which is about £680, may be increased to about £960, the amount fixed by the Civil List (Ordinance No 13 of 1860), and his salary of £864 as Inspector of Hospitals, to £960 a year, thus making a total yearly salary of £1920. There can be no doubt that, as Dr Ayres shows, the work of the Colonial Surgeon of Hongkong has greatly increased since Dr Ayres first assumed the duties of that office in 1873. Even so far back as November, 1879, the Finance Committee stated: "The Committee agree that the salary at present drawn by the Colonial Surgeon is inadequate, and they recommend that the Secretary of State be requested to authorize him to draw the full amount of the salary specified in the

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3 388

curgeon and Inspector of Bospitale.

Dr Ayres present salary is

altogether #3944", and he is allowed equivalent to

to ea

carry on private practice. He now

applies that, while being allowed to

رہے

" retain his private practice, his ___

salary

Ad 12011-

as Colonial Surgeon, which

About £680.

"2880" may be increased to * about £523.

#3840", the amount fixed by

the

Civil List (Ordinance No 13 of 1860), and

his salary of #864 as Inspector of

Hospitals, to $960" a

year,

thus

making a

13.

a total yearly salary of $1800

There can be no

doubt

£708.

₤156.

£174.

equivalent altogether to abs

£872.

doubt that, as Dr Ayres shows, the work

of the Colonial Surgeon of Hongkong has greatly increased since Dr Ayres first assumed the duties of that office 1873. Even so far back as in

November, 1879, the Finance Committee

stated:.

"The Committee

agree

that the

salary at present drawn by the Colonial Surgeon is inadequate,

"and they

recommend that the

Secretary of State be requested to authorize him to draw the full amount of the salary specified in

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