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granted in the Stimits

precedent in the present case

the

it creau

friends Inken from 46 blue both

are adtinctive.

Houghoug

Stavite

Treasury and Clash

La

the Stauts the

$1320 16 year serute)

16 years suurte) $1200

I do not ful

fis at them so i

C.S-O 314 Clark

1200

( 9 year seurte)

11 years

$400.

Harbour office sth Clash

16 years #660 –

some care the wi

the strutt

passe

to be drawing higher

than the corpora

tongking offres

There are exul

the Burke Jihak i

dan whole the p

sow that cree mil

Cookie ure su le

$650 (sgers)

8 years

$340.

3rd Lighthouse keeper

388 (7 year)

Looking also at the

PO Clerks

the wash

its the

g handed the Stud larawang atin opy, aw the Hongmi

tendency appears to be that officers of equally

long oppical usually draws

139

is that

vehemently

supported by the gove & in Houghong it is

vehemently opposed by the OA

on.g.

Turning to the second petition (which was of the

fact that it was

of the prist

Salaries

of

the

f

we are asked to

favourably considered the origin

consider the

agersala

especially

cookies mer.

the Chinese Clecks / more

thee: maxy of

very porrect of

have salaries

of only

that Manda

whone

bik dollars

a mouth. The your justly points out that

übe

the

two Colonies the Hougthong

the larger Salary.

there is

a

minimum living wage for an

I can

only

add

that trugkong

could

tut

Chiriere

which has been rained by the recant

6 grant

thers Clarks

increased expenditure necessary.

afford the increased expenditure

increase of Salary

An

all round

that when all is said & done

the stingent

argument against treating

Mik

in the

necessaries of life. He therefore

supports the

apporated

recommendations of the Committen

to

conseter

Chinese employe's should

get

this question that the

au

cù crease