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he is strongly of opinion that the members of the staff whose duties have been steadily in- creasing and who have done

good

service

for many years

should meet with due encourage ment, and on this he bases his

recommendation for a small increase at the present oppor- tunity in their respective sala- ries, which having regard to their length of service and to the work required of them do not appear according to the

annexed

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annexed table to compare too

favourably with those paid to officers of corresponding rank in the dingapore office.

It is unfortunate that

neither Mr. Sercombe Smith, who aated as Postmaster General for

short time prior to Mr. Travers return from leave, nor MW. Stravers himself had an opportunity of expressing their views before

the Retrenchment Committee. Both officers

are unanimous in

considering Mr. Northcote's recom

mendations