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No. 122

199

HONG KONG

No. 16382

(Subject.)

Post Office.

DESPATCH.

No. 16382

RECEIVED 26 JUN 19

261

in Confidential Paper.

K$197

Oper...

sends recommendations of Commeds Starkings for improving the work of the ...

(Minutes.)

Mr. Lucas concurs with the proposals to ...

In view of the fact that the Postal Revenue has increased from $192,000 in 1894 to $337,000 and $206,000 in 1898, and that the Estimate for 1899, after making a liberal deduction for the loss due to postage, is over $300,000, I think we should sanction these proposals, subject to certain modifications. They may lead to additional expenditures, apparently of about $11,000.

I think the initial salary of $200, rising after ... years to $450 is ludicrously small. Apparently the other Departments generally start at $480, and I cannot understand ...

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No. 122

199

HONG KONG

No. 16382

(Subject.)

Post Office.

DESPATCH.

No. 16382

RECEIVED 26 JUN 19

261

in Confidential Paper.

K$197

Oper...

sends recommendations of Commeds Starkings for improving the work of the ...

(Minutes.)

Mr. Lucas concurs with the proposals to ...

In view of the fact that the Postal Revenue has increased from $192,000 in 1894 to $337,000 and $206,000 in 1898, and that the Estimate for 1899, after making a liberal deduction for the loss due to postage, is over $300,000, I think we should sanction these proposals, subject to certain modifications. They may lead to additional expenditures, apparently of about $11,000.

I think the initial salary of $200, rising after ... years to $450 is ludicrously small. Apparently the other Departments generally start at $480, and I cannot understand ...

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No. 122 199 HONG KONG No. 16382 (Subject.) Post Office. DESPATCH. No. 16382 RECEIVED 26 JUN 19 261 in Confidential Paper. K$197 Oper... sends recommendations of Commeds Starkings for improving the work of the ... (Minutes.) Mr. Lucas concurs with the proposals to ... In view of the fact that the Postal Revenue has increased from $192,000 in 1894 to $337,000 and $206,000 in 1898, and that the Estimate for 1899, after making a liberal deduction for the loss due to postage, is over $300,000, I think we should sanction these proposals, subject to certain modifications. They may lead to additional expenditures, apparently of about $11,000. I think the initial salary of $200, rising after ... years to $450 is ludicrously small. Apparently the other Departments generally start at $480, and I cannot understand ... Page 1 (The text appears to be a historical document from the Hong Kong Post Office, with some OCR errors and formatting issues. The above output is a corrected version, formatted in HTML using tags.) No. 122 199 HONG KONG No. 16382 (Subject.) Post Office. DESPATCH. No. 16382 RECEIVED 26 JUN 19 261 in Confidential Paper. K$197 Oper... sends recommendations of Commeds Starkings for improving the work of the ... (Minutes.) Mr. Lucas concurs with the proposals to ... In view of the fact that the Postal Revenue has increased from $192,000 in 1894 to $337,000 and $206,000 in 1898, and that the Estimate for 1899, after making a liberal deduction for the loss due to postage, is over $300,000, I think we should sanction these proposals, subject to certain modifications. They may lead to additional expenditures, apparently of about $11,000. I think the initial salary of $200, rising after ... years to $450 is ludicrously small. Apparently the other Departments generally start at $480, and I cannot understand ... Page 1
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No.

122

199

HNG KONG

Nu 16382

No.

(Subject.)

Post Office.

DESPATCH.

10382

ixxx

RECE

Rsse 26 JUN 19

261

in

ons Paper.

K$197

Oper

sends recommendations of Commeds Starkings for improving the work of the

Ele reply

Mr. Lucas

(Minutes.)

concurs preques to

In views of the fact the

the Postal Revenue has micreased from

$192,000 in 1894

337,000 to $206,000 in

1898, and that the Estimate for 1899 making a litual deduction for the loss

after making

он

feury festage, is

thatur

over

$300,000,

I think

sanction these proposals,

moject trentan modifications. They midler

may Editions expenditions, apparently of about

present

$11,000.

I think the initial salary of $2,0, wing ofte for years to #450 is ludiernely small. Apparents the other Defits, gener start at #480, and I cannot understand

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