Portuguese
first
wowe
second in one,
in two
Indians
and a
the fourth.
Portuguese
wow first
i'n
In all there
were trained
Chinese
114
Portuguese
Indiano
26
Eurasians
b
Jews
4
On three
occasions
the and
Candidate in order
of
merit we
appointed, the next in order of merit - being disqualified,
once
for insufficient
Knowledge of Chinese (Exam: No: 7);
once
for not knowing Hakka (188)
and once
for being
under
age.
In the first two cases the disqualified
Candidate's
Mere
were
Chinese
in the
the disqualified was a
Eurasian.
The salaries of the posts competed
for ranged from
$15 to $50 dollars
a month, but in only
one case was
the salary
as much as
$50, the
average
being $30 a month.
About
730
average being
With the exception of
two
single European
Jews, not a
that the salaries
or Three
American competed, and it is evident
that the salaries of the Office
were too low to attract them.
Seeing that a knowledge of Chinese (especially Colloquial)
was a
sine qua non
in the examination,
it is extremely probable that even had
they competed they would
not have
been successful, at any
rate in
15 of the examinations. It appears that under the system, the Government obtained the class
of men they wanted; had the Clerkships to be competed for been of higher value, no doubt a better class would have offered themselves for examination.
Looking
at the Blue Books of
years previous to 1883, I do not find that the lower ranks of the Term
were filled
with a
different class
than
Portuguese
first
wowe
second in one,
in two
Indians
and a
the fourth.
Portuguese
wow first
i'n
In all there
were tramined
Chinese
114
Portuguese
Indiano
26
Eurasians
b
Jews
4
On three
occasimo
the and
Candidate in order
of
meret we
appointed, the pot in order of morit - being disqualified,
on a
for insufficient
Knowledge of Chinese ( Exam : No: 7) ;
once
for not knowing Hakka (188)
for being
and once
under
age.
In the first two cases the disqualified
Candidate's
Merd
wire
Chinese
in the
the disqualified was a
Eurasian.
The salaries of the posts competed
for ranged from
15 to 50 dollars
a month, but in only
the salary
ao
much as
one case was
$50, the
average
652
30 a month.
about
730
average being
With the exception of
two
single European
Jews, not a
that the salaries
or Three 1
ar
American competed, and it is wident
of the Office.
too low to attract them.
were
Batseeing that a knowledge of Chinese (especially Colloquial)
sine ques
Non
Wwwa
in th of the examination,
it is extremely probable that even had
they competed they would:
been successful, at any
Not have
rate in
15 of the examinations. It appears that under the system. the Government obtained the dans- of men
they wanted; had the Clerkships to be competed for been of higher value, no doubt a bette class would have offered the malves for examination
Looking
at the Blue Books of
years presions to 1883, I do not find that the lower ranks of the Terme
were filled
with a
different claes
Than
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