CO129-254 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [1-4] — Page 501

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Nimer Report that the Banks f Merchants in Hongkongare in

future

likes

not like to pay their highest Clerks more than 1/1000-yea

We need not take into consideration

the personal allowances drawn by

certain fpontants to go beyond

in the

Cause of futute,

we might not

liberal

(wen if as far as) the very lib faz fixed" with some hesitation

(see par. 3 of desk.)

an 117 3

for these highest clerks

23/90-1)

a year, and future fixes pay.

vij. #2592 a year,

A similar reduction should be mads in the 2nd & 3rd Classes.

(2) I would round off these

awkward figures,

tomake the

annual salaries divisible 410

well as

512.

(3) The lowest salary

in rach

cluss should I think be slightly

higher than

Same an

below.

(4)

mistead of being

| Salay

in in

Do

long

492-

Every year of his service

he rises to a decent rate

of pay, independently of

In chances !

of promotion to the next higher clan. I would therefore propose the

modiped scheme: _

I put ther salaries per following

annum instead

of her.

Jueusem

My scheme A #2160, to #2520

#

by six increasuly

7760

Mr. Inner Scheme

#62304 to $2000

by eaglet increcruti

81472

B #1620 to #1980 $1728 to 182304

by six increments

C$1200 to $1560

by six micrements

D #900 to $1140

by four

Σ $600 to $540

by four increment found 7460

Think $240 7 $300 to $540

is too small

the

prmitial pay

the highest in the class

It is not an excential feature in such a scheme that there

should be increments to

officers

by four increment

71860

$1152 to 1p1728

JA72

by Eight incrementi 7 #72

17864 to 771152 by

3 increments of flye

1576 to 14864 by

3 incremsubs.

17796

$240&#85764,

Sincrements of $112

My proposal would involve a slight reduction, winstead of

a

slight addition to the present Estimates;

but the

despt no. 71 (on 1123/91.2) distinctly contemplated that