CO129-268 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [7-11] — Page 253

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

Confidential

Enclosure

My dear Platt,

Rec

C. O.

15597

(Rec 4 SEP 35)

June 9th 1895.

248

With reference to the

Police Petition in my opinion the Petitioners have no case.

havery opinion

Because the men were con

siderably overpaid before, it is no reason why the Government

should now

compensate them. for the effects of exchange, in- creased cost of living to

the Go

solong

as the

A to, and

Government can

pay it

get good value for the pay offers there is no valid reason

for any increase.

In

of the Police as also the Military of the Policy opinion the men

-are

-paid far above the market

rate

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