CO129-290 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [1-4] — Page 317

the 16th

the of December

I shall be pleased to

consider

last

I

argue

an increase in

Mr. Ormsby's

salary;

but before deciding

on the amount of such increase, I request that you will furnish

me with a definite statement of the

increases, if any, that

you

consider should be

granted to other

officers of the Hong Kong Government,

in addition to the

in

their

duties which will be

caused

by the

extension of the

territory.

310

by the Riding

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