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4. For the reasons stated in paragraph 3,1

respectfully submit that the salary of the First Magistrate at Singapore affords no standard by which to adjust the sa- lary of the sole Magistrate in Hong-Kong and that the sala-

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ry of the joint office of Magistrate and Coroner in Hong- Kong should not be fixed at a lower figure than $7,200 a

year or $600 a month.