halky desp
The salaries generally,
as that merely records the fact that ther
voted with only
increase was
dissentients).
leve
The S. of State decided against increasing the (haplain's salary of see extract from desp" quoted in See speech in the debats herewith.
but added that he would reconsida
the point if you find
consulting
the L. Comcil that different course to be
"the Member of
"They desire a
"pursued, and that their opinio in Shared by the publicgenerally." What then are the facts? The Unofficial Members
then
Commeil were divided, three for
nicrease,
against
two against,
members- viz.
The
but as repre-
senting the public, the two who voted
were much the most unpatent Mr. Ho Kai representing the Chinese the most important & lavest part of the population, who made a sensible speech, and M. Ryrie of the oldest I most respected
of the English Colmists.
the public outside As to the views of the public
the Council
we can
only judge
the Press.
attitude of th
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than
7 h
of
2 Dec.
Article
vey
strangl
Janney the China Mail.
containing the
opposed to the increase, and the
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de woz
Corint in such a cas
a
"The only
Daily Press of 3rd Dec. Containing
am
article, which might be 423 ther paper called neutral, but leaving to Nor Hangkling Aligraphy opposition apparently
had no
rticle as the subject.
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The argument urged in favou
of increasing Mr. Jennings salay-
viz.
that otherwise he would in almost the only
the only
left out - is incorrect, since several ther exceptions
there are
in
the (more or less) [professinal branches of
the service.
dividedefinion ? In view of the divided pinim
in
t
the Colony, & expecially off the Chinese M. L. C. vote agains. the proposal, decline to sanction
& to inform
the increase,
Jennings in writing to him as
to his retirement.
[ The difference to his
Jensim would be to make it
1 £200 -
£237. 6/ mistead of
since the increase would be
ん
accompanied by change
rate of
Exchange ]
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