CO129-249 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [1-5] — Page 456

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Members came in dissatisfied with financial position & prospects and requested to postpone the increase of salaries for further consideration as required in preparing Memorial.

I gather from the proceedings of the Debate in Council, reported in the Supplement to the Hongkong Daily Press of 25th March last, that the suggestion to reconsider the question of paying the increased salaries was made "in consequence of the enhanced Military Contribution still demanded by the Imperial Government".

I am unable to admit that the decision on the Military Contribution forms any valid ground for postponing the grant of the increased salaries, since those salaries were voted on Estimates for the current year, at the same time that the increased Military Contribution was considered.

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Members came in dissatisfied with financial position & prospects and requested to postpone the increase of salaries for further consideration as required in preparing Memorial. I gather from the proceedings of the Debate in Council, reported in the Supplement to the Hongkong Daily Press of 25th March last, that the suggestion to reconsider the question of paying the increased salaries was made "in consequence of the enhanced Military Contribution still demanded by the Imperial Government". I am unable to admit that the decision on the Military Contribution forms any valid ground for postponing the grant of the increased salaries, since those salaries were voted on Estimates for the current year, at the same time that the increased Military Contribution was considered.
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Members Cameil. dissatisfied with financial pozitim & prospects request postpone increase salaries further consideration required preparing Memorial foven-or declines forward telen I gather from the proceedinishin Debate in Council, reported in the Mail Sorpplement to thir Haughing Daily Press of 25th March last that the suggestion to reconsider the question 1 paying The increased ༥ 452 Salaries was made " in consequence of the enhanced Military Contribution still de- manded by the Imperial for? #1 I am unable to the decisio admit that that or to the Military conterbration forms any valid ground for patharing the grant of the increased salaries, Sunce those salaries were voted on Estimates for current zear, Ther at the same time that the increased Military (int
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Members Cameil.

dissatisfied with financial

pozitim & prospects

request postpone

increase salaries

further consideration

required preparing

Memorial foven-or declines forward telen I gather from the proceedinishin Debate in Council, reported in the Mail

Sorpplement to thir Haughing Daily Press of 25th March last that the suggestion to reconsider the question

1 paying

The increased

༥

452

Salaries was made

" in consequence of

the enhanced Military

Contribution still de-

manded by the Imperial

for?

#1

I am unable to

the decisio

admit that that

or

to the Military conterbration

forms

any

valid

ground for patharing

the grant of the increased salaries,

Sunce those salaries

were voted on

Estimates for

current zear,

Ther

at the

same time that the

increased Military (int

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