CO129-258 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [1-4] — Page 149

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increased from 100 to 150, 4 per cent and for Chinese 100 per cent," and states that the officials had notice that the increases of salaries were subject to future revision. The last point will be more conveniently dealt with in connection with the succeeding paragraph (5) of the Memorial.

As regards the other points "would observe (1) that Sir W. Des Vœux's utterances have no bearing on the question unless the revenue has fallen away since they were made, which fortunately is precisely the reverse of the actual fact, (2) that the decision of Her Majesty's Government to increase the Military Contribution of Hongkong did somewhat illogically produce the demand made in 1891 by the unofficial members for the cancellation of the recently granted increases of salaries, and is also

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increased from 100 to 150, 4 per cent and for Chinese 100 per cent," and states that the officials had notice that the increases of salaries were subject to future revision. The last point will be more conveniently dealt with in connection with the succeeding paragraph (5) of the Memorial.

As regards the other points "would observe (1) that Sir W. Des Vœux's utterances have no bearing on the question unless the revenue has fallen away since they were made, which fortunately is precisely the reverse of the actual fact, (2) that the decision of Her Majesty's Government to increase the Military Contribution of Hongkong did somewhat illogically produce the demand made in 1891 by the unofficial members for the cancellation of the recently granted increases of salaries, and is also

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