CO129-251 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [9-11] — Page 138

salary of the Surveyor General was

24,800 pov

But in addition

to this he had until Mr. Prices appointment in 1874 recoved a commission on land sales. It is

true that Not. Price voluntarily

rechiied po draw this cam

for save

bey

years

mussion

but it was drawr

Mr. Bowdler in 1881 and 1883

and amounted to $2123 in 24 months. That this commission was considered a part of the emoluments of the Surveyor General is I thuck clear as

A

wad

allavance

of $480 per annum

M.

added to the Surveyor Generals salary in the computation for M2= Prias pension. The salary of the

inrveyor General in 1874 way then

1

be taken as:

Salary annual Commission

Soverage of

kana sales

If an incream of 35% be

cade de

qual

to

84,800

Futal

4fo 5280

1848

7/2P

The falary of the Surveyor, eneral

worita be

The Actual salary of the Surveyor General

He is therefore

مات مهر

6600

Coser off 528

per i.e. that

by

this

if

the

0435%

increase

1.80

arrangement

recognised scale of on the salaries of

1894 were made in his case his

salary

would be $9128 uistead of

$6,600 a

دی

year.

I would further

vaad

that within am

mouth

of

Hongkong

Ais

incidentally

arrival in

may Excellency

the Governor requested

to accept the Presidency of the L'anitary Boara. I begged to be

excured

Cra

the

grounds of more than sufficient occupation, but dis – Excellency

pressed me to accept, and

stated that he was prepared to prope

uneration

for these duties. This offer drespectfully

ka

declined (1) because I intended to

raise the question of the Surveyor General's salary and (2) it might

have created

I

an impression that

my reluctance to fill the post of

President