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which he now makes the Hingkung Clarks would be as well paid as

das

Clerks in Banterfed in the cannot

We

Those

in

A

Criticize the details of this Scheme, & I would propone to

time ~? five fovenor discretion to adopt it, at same pointing out [to prevent the Secretary ottate from appearing to have of changed front abruptly] that the increases granted to these only approved were only Clerks lately because his Ludship gathered from 1598/89-90 that they considered by fii W. Des Voeux this advisers to be madequates paid

There is not much

2

were

apology required for

Sir William Robinson sent home

Mitchell Innes' scheme (7203) with ma

demar to the cast.

I have not had much to do with the question of Hongtong salaries, and there for

do not

the subject;

seems to home to make out an

like to

much on say

on the

The

strongest

more

paying

but M. O'Brien

overwhelming

case.

government is

evidence is that the

than private employes

between the salaries in

Hongtong

4

and

and the difference

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Ceylon, even allowing

for the greater expense of living in the former colony,

almmest ludicrous'.

But it seems to me

is

the scheme should not be finally

adopted till we have Mr O'Brien's further recommendations

which should be authed for.

on

reduction

of numbers

I do not know about the electio, but in the upper

I have a

of the service is over manned. It has

two magistrater

branches

Suspicion that the service

been a

question

tion whether

strong suspicion long

are loanted a second head to the

Harbour dep!! - and a second head to the police. The truth probably

work for Again a few years ago

is that there is more than enough and not

auditor

1

OVIC

and the

enough

for two.

the colonial Secretary

was also

general or postmaster

registrar general

was also Preasurer, with no bald particularly

effects

to the public service.

bad

A colony like Hongkong- limited in area and very comfort.

does not in courte

than ever it did go years ragguire many

1

and it is

Establishments are

More

fficers

it is highly probably that its avergrown.

There is only

one