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poorly

salaries being

ranted in Hong Kong,,

those

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except in the case of st of the tow* ·

paid Chinese Messengers etc. who re-

ceived no increase in 1890, and

the whole Tote

of $14,000 under he

head of "Special

will there fore not be expended.

Service" which was inserted to provide

for a general increase of the saleries

of Chinese employés

A

19.

To

the salaries

A

the lower paid Chinese tako

received no increases in 1890 I leave

it to your discretion to grant increases

not greater than those recommended in

the Report enclosed in despašen 10-971-

Theper. Jeneral Blacks's despatch

and I request you to inform the

memorialists accordingly.

17.

I shall address you hereafter

as to the question of granting the

privilege of Family Remittances to the

Indian Staff at the Gaol, for which

provision has been made on the Esti-

mates.

In