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Memorandum by ell. Sercomber Smith

In the following minuter

to draw attention to the respective.

Idesire

-regulations under which the older and Cadeh have joined the

younger

of

"Civil Service of Hongkong, to point out

divadvantages

Dome

under which

present day Cadek labour and to suggest alteration which may

ameliorate their condition:

1. Regulations - Past and Present.

The Regulations in vogue in the earlion days of the Colony will be found at page 181 of the Colonial Office List for 1867.

1867. Under them, Cadets began with £200 a at the end of two

year;

years' study of Chinese, they reeived

£400 a

years'

year; after another two

Interpreters, their was increased to £500 a year,

approved service as

salary

and