CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12] — Page 500

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of December last and 1.396 of 301 of December forwarding the Report of the Committee appointed to consider the question of the necessity of increasing the salaries of public officers in Hongkong.

8.

I therefore beg to point out that under the recent agreement entered into between the Colonial Government and the Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital it is expressly stated that the person for the time being holding that office shall not be allowed private practice, though that privilege was previous to the year 1883 extended to that office and was abolished on the then holder receiving a personal allowance of £840, COD. 3 4 of 1883 dated 25th of January 1885, making the total salary equivalent to £625 a year at the then rate of exchange.

9.

The increase in the population of the City of Victoria as well as its extended limits necessitates the incurring of expense in visiting urgent convalescent patients recently discharged from the Hospital, up to the present I have had personally to defray such expenses, the holder of this office not being allowed any travelling allowance.

10.

I also notice that some instances refer to the salaries attached to similar offices at Singapore; with respect to the Medical Department I beg to point out that not only are the salaries greater but the officers are provided with free quarters and allowed the privilege of private practice, considerably enhancing the value of the appointment.

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of December last and 1.396 of 301 of December forwarding the Report of the Committee appointed to consider the question of the necessity of increasing the salaries of public officers in Hongkong. 8. I therefore beg to point out that under the recent agreement entered into between the Colonial Government and the Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital it is expressly stated that the person for the time being holding that office shall not be allowed private practice, though that privilege was previous to the year 1883 extended to that office and was abolished on the then holder receiving a personal allowance of £840, COD. 3 4 of 1883 dated 25th of January 1885, making the total salary equivalent to £625 a year at the then rate of exchange. 9. The increase in the population of the City of Victoria as well as its extended limits necessitates the incurring of expense in visiting urgent convalescent patients recently discharged from the Hospital, up to the present I have had personally to defray such expenses, the holder of this office not being allowed any travelling allowance. 10. I also notice that some instances refer to the salaries attached to similar offices at Singapore; with respect to the Medical Department I beg to point out that not only are the salaries greater but the officers are provided with free quarters and allowed the privilege of private practice, considerably enhancing the value of the appointment. Page ... (There is no need to include "#1." as it seems to be a marker not part of the original text, and "مجھے", "DONAL", "OADED", "nordship", "suvilar", "Co. ony." appear to be OCR errors or unrelated text. "مجھے" is a Urdu word and seems out of context here.)
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of December last and 1.396 of 301 of December forwarding the Report of the Committee apponited to consider the question of the necessity of increasing the salaries of public officers in Hongkong. 8. I therefore beg to point out that under the recent agreement entered into between the Colonial. Governmen rument and the Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital it is expressly stated that the person. for the shine :being holding that office shall not be allowed private. practice though that privilege was previous to the year 1883 extended to that office and was abolished on a the then wolder receiving personal allowance of 1840, COD. 3 4 of 1883 dated 25th of January 1885, making the total salary equivalent to £ 625 a year at the then rate of exchange. 9. 485 The increase in the population of the City of victoria مجھے as well as its extended limito necessitates the incurs expense in visiti and sence of DONAL OADED visiting urgent convalescent patients recently discharged from the Hospital, up to the present I have had personally. to defray such expenses, the holder. of this office not chair allowance. 10. nordship being alloved I also notice that sis some mistances refers to the salaries attached to suvilar are the offices at Siigapore; with respect to the Medical Department I beg to point out that not only salaries greater but the officers are provided with free quarters. and allowed the privilege of private practice considerably mhawering the value of appointmuch Co. ony. in that Co. 9. #1.
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of December last and 1.396 of 301 of December forwarding the Report of the Committee apponited to consider the question of the necessity of increasing the salaries of public officers in Hongkong.

8.

I therefore beg to point out that under the recent agreement

entered into between the Colonial.

Governmen

rument and the Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital it is expressly stated that the person. for the shine

:being holding that office shall not be allowed private. practice though that privilege was previous to the year 1883 extended to that office and was abolished

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the then wolder receiving personal allowance of 1840, COD. 3 4 of 1883 dated 25th of January

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the total salary

equivalent to £ 625 a year at the

then rate of exchange.

9.

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