CO129-292 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [6-8] — Page 125

COPY.

No.183

Enclosure

C.U.

00062 RECO

REG? 31 JUL 19

Sir,

Police Office.

6th. June, 1899.

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I have the honour to report that the Members of the

Chinese Staff of the Fire Brigade have again complained to me

of the insufficiency of their pay and begged of me to recon-

mend an increase in their wages.

As this is not a new application I beg once more to

bring their case forward. In my memorandum No.145 of the 8th.

of June last I forwarded a memorial from the Chinese members

of the Brigade asking for increase of pay, but said that I

would make no comment on it because if the question of an in-

crease to them were gone into it would involve an enquiry into

⚫ the pay of the whole Service.

On the 22nd.of June last, however, I reported in accor-

dance with instructions received in your Confidential Circular

of the 13th. June last on the pay or the Chinese members of the

Fire Brigade in common with the employés (except Police )in the

Police Department, and in the Gaol.

In that report I recommended that the pay of the

watchmen

The Honourable,

The Colonial Secretary.