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for the existing rates of pay.

The same difficulty has been found in the

Sanitary Department, where an increase has recently been re- mended in the rate of pay of Interpreters from $15 rising to $20,to $20 rising to $30.

It was found that competent interpreters

could not be obtained, or if obtained would not stay on the

old rates of pay.

The increase in the pay of the First Class

Sergeant Interpreters recommended by me would entail an ex-

penditure of $420 per annum.

9. The total increase in the pay of the Chi-

nese Police above recommended therefore is

Badges (Nett)

$800

Increases in pay

2150

2 additional Sergeants 600

Increase in pay of

Sergeant Interpreters 420

$3970.

I will make recommendations in a separate

paper as to how this increase in expenditure may be met.

(Sa.) F. H. MAY,

Captain Supt. of Police.