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No.71.

0.0.

10051

RECO

&

REC 22 APR 1966

Government House.

Hong Kong, 23rd March, 1899.

Sir,

$120

With reference to your despatch No.295 of the 11th November last, I have the honour to request authority to give immediate effect to the recommendations of the Captain Superintendent of Police detailed in paragraph 5 of Major-General Black's despatch No.65 of the 11th March, 1898, for increasing the emoluments of the Chinese Contingent of the Police Force.

2. Mr May has represented very strongly to this Government the difficulty which is experienced in obtaining Chinese recruits for the Force, and which he attributes to the fact that the existing rates of pay do not offer sufficient inducement in view of the increased cost of living. The result is that the Chinese Contingent is considerably below strength at a time when extra demands may be made upon the Force in connection with the Policing of the new territory.

3. I shall address you separately on this latter subject, when I am in a position to lay before you in detail the proposed arrangements. In the meanwhile the Captain Superintendent of Police urges the necessity of granting the increases

The Right Honourable

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.

800.1

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No.71. 0.0. 10051 RECO & REC 22 APR 1966 Government House. Hong Kong, 23rd March, 1899. Sir, $120 With reference to your despatch No.295 of the 11th November last, I have the honour to request authority to give immediate effect to the recommendations of the Captain Superintendent of Police detailed in paragraph 5 of Major-General Black's despatch No.65 of the 11th March, 1898, for increasing the emoluments of the Chinese Contingent of the Police Force. 2. Mr May has represented very strongly to this Government the difficulty which is experienced in obtaining Chinese recruits for the Force, and which he attributes to the fact that the existing rates of pay do not offer sufficient inducement in view of the increased cost of living. The result is that the Chinese Contingent is considerably below strength at a time when extra demands may be made upon the Force in connection with the Policing of the new territory. 3. I shall address you separately on this latter subject, when I am in a position to lay before you in detail the proposed arrangements. In the meanwhile the Captain Superintendent of Police urges the necessity of granting the increases The Right Honourable JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P. 800.1
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No.71. 0.0. 10051 RECO & REC 22 APR 1966 Government House. Hong-Kong, 23rd. March, 1899. sir, $120 With reference to your despatch No.295 of the 11th.November last, I have the honour to request authority to give immediate effect to the recommendations of the Captain Superintendent of Police detailed in paragraph 5 of Major-Ge- neral Black's despatch No.65 of the 11th.March, 1898, for in- creasing the emoluments of the Chinese Contingent of the Po- lice Force. has 2. Mr.May represented very strongly to this Government the difficulty which is experienced in obtaining Chinese recruits for the Force, and which he attributes to the fact that the existing rates of pay do not offer sufficient inducement in view of the increased cost of living. The result is that the Chinese Contingent is considerably below strength at a time when extra demands may be made upon the Force in connection with the Policing of the new territory. 3. I shall address you separately on this lat- ter subject, when I am in a position to lay before you in de- tall the proposed arrangements. In the meanwhile the Captain Superintendent of Police urges the necessity of granting the The Right Honourable JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN,M.P. 800.1 * .' increases
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No.71.

0.0.

10051

RECO

&

REC 22 APR 1966

Government House.

Hong-Kong, 23rd. March, 1899.

sir,

$120

With reference to your despatch No.295 of the

11th.November last, I have the honour to request authority to

give immediate effect to the recommendations of the Captain

Superintendent of Police detailed in paragraph 5 of Major-Ge-

neral Black's despatch No.65 of the 11th.March, 1898, for in-

creasing the emoluments of the Chinese Contingent of the Po-

lice Force.

has

2. Mr.May represented very strongly to this

Government the difficulty which is experienced in obtaining

Chinese recruits for the Force, and which he attributes to the

fact that the existing rates of pay do not offer sufficient

inducement in view of the increased cost of living. The result

is that the Chinese Contingent is considerably below strength

at a time when extra demands may be made upon the Force in

connection with the Policing of the new territory.

3. I shall address you separately on this lat-

ter subject, when I am in a position to lay before you in de-

tall the proposed arrangements. In the meanwhile the Captain

Superintendent of Police urges the necessity of granting the

The Right Honourable

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN,M.P.

800.1

* .'

increases

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