CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12] — Page 650

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but I think of my be tathing for granted thank the ouvring to the incrcant cost of living, attempt son of the

Hong Kong service was not overpaid in 1875, it is underpaid now and that a considerable increase all sound is justifit, there werense

of officers whose being greater

in

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home is in Europe.

The case differ from

thear of the Straits in that the supply of

"European"

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houses in bed and in Hong has not kept fence with the demand

hace

Kory and

therefore we ligh

so have increased more rapidly. Also the a very large proportion of the salaries

many of

the wint

соод (пасведаму

important offices) have not bee all insusit dine 1875.com thing has been at the Straits

According to the Committer (on which

only

there hom

185 bas (since 18765)

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official) that has

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100 to 150% for Europeans

100% for these. Allowing fifth of com

abomin

Offici's salary for react, this would call for

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an increas of a from B7 to 25% of the salary. The Committee first

Recommended an

increase of $40/% to was

Puropeans & 20% to residents, dont and

the mind recannondation

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very

Sincla

winch the same thing. Had such

bean cupola pomposed only for those whose

salories are

the 300

them

in 1874 hand all ottaws coses been specially reported on

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should have

had sonal trustworthy growed to go upom.

But it is way so.

throom. The mised sport of

the Committee which Sin y.das Voeux boses his scheme, recommends thank the salaries of officem unielly

should be fixed in gold appointed for they for this phone dock I am not

• a

sitter to oppose If in advocate i

But

serious objection to the scheme his in the fact that altheraph for G. das Soccer says that be bas deviated for the principle boy of the Report in cases whate salaries have been recently raised, the -(which are not confined

deviations

to reach Combo-7

cases)

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and are not affiland to all sunda

I give the following are not explained

instances:

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Assistant Col. See? Office created in 1883- Increase proposed about 35% •

Registrar Gent - Excoses proprend 69% on the

present salary.

1875 salary -29%

Assist. Rep: que! - Office created in 1884 - Increase proposal 30%

Marine Surveyor and Assistant. Salaries

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