the work will grow half-hearted, for they will be naturally making, as hitherto has frequently been done, attempts to obtain higher salaries elsewhere.
6. Mr. Meigh again refers to this matter when forwarding draft Estimates for 1890 and says: "Increases in salary to the present staff, as recommended by the Commission (C.S.O. 847), are again inserted as in my draft Estimates last year.
These increases were recommended (1) in the case of the Head Master and Second Master, on account of the extra duties and responsibilities attached to their offices in a College with twice the number of boys there are in the present school.
(2) In the case of Assistant Masters and Chinese Assistants, on account of the inadequate pay they at present receive, the former in consideration of the special skilled labour for which they are qualified.
7. From this, Your Lordship will at once see that no allusion whatever is made to the increases being on account of a rise in the cost of living in this Colony, but simply to get and keep qualified masters.
I further beg to point out that Your Lordship apparently acknowledges this fact in the words, "and that the salaries now proposed are not considered more than sufficient for securing the services of competent masters." On that understanding, I approve of these increases.
8. Your Lordship, however, goes on to say that "The salaries affected will..."
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the work will grow half hearted. for they will be naturally making, as hitherto has frequently been done, attempts to obtain higher salaries
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6. Mr. Might again refers this matter when forwarding draft Estimates for 1890 and says: " Increases in salary to the present staff #2763
63 as recommended
by
the Commission (C.S.O. 847.) are again inserted as in my draft Estimates last year
These
increases were recommended
(1) in the case of
Head Mastol
Accond Mastin
on account of the extra duties and responsibilities attached to
their offices in a-
twice the number.
College with of boys
in the present school.
there are
(2) to the case of
assistant Masters. Chinese Assistants.
on account of
the inadequate pay
they at present receive, the former
in consideration the special skill-
ed labour for which they are qualified:
7. From this, Your Lordship will
at once see that no allusion what- ever is made to the increases being
on account of a rise in the
given cost of living
of
in this Colony, but simply
to get and keep qualified
masters.
to further beg to point out that your Lordship apparently acknowledges this fact in the words. " and that the salaries now proposed are not considered more than sufficient for securing
of competent masters. On that understanding
the services.
approve of
8.
thuse increases!
Your Lordship
on to any
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however goes
that "The salaries affected
will
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