CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12] — Page 405

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Bro 7 day

HongKong, 30th. November, 1894,

sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge Your Excel-

lency's letter of the 26th, instant respecting compensation

to Officers for the fall in exchange.

In thanking Your Excellency for the same, and

with reference to full pay to be arawn in England, I would

respectfully submit that in fixing the ratethereof full con-

sideration should be given to the fact that only one-half of

the pay on Service is affected by the Secretary of State's

proposal, viz: that half of which is benefitted by compensa- tion exchange allowance, while the other half is left untouch -

ed. Therefore no increase being received in respect thereof

where an officer goes on vacation leave and receives his

full salary, one half should be paid (if the Secretary of Sta-

te rejects the Memorial of the Civil Service) at 3shillings

and the other half at the present rate of 4 shillings or 4/2,as the case may be, because this half has received no benefit whatever from the compensation allowance and there-

fore there is no reason why any alteration should be made in

respect thereof in the existing rate.

His Excellency

The Governor.

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(Sd.) Edw.J. Ackroyd

Acting Chief Justice.