CO129-297 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [1-3] — Page 318

not by

the

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included in Mir Ormsly's

Scheme), it is such a

very small

matter only $320 a year, that I feel

disposed to think that it might also

be granted.

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2/3

give

I would not increase Mr Ormsly's pay by ... and what I have already prepared, became refund to reconsider the case of Mr Murray, Colonial Engineer, Singapore, which was to bring $200 rising to $1800 after 3 years. Owing

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with his more ghter, but would add that by chaubilair leaves it of the foreman's discretion to adopt the increases to certain

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minor officials, overseers, watchmen as recommended in Mr Trusby's list:

I think we should

Give

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MANÍMUK

Ormsby $800 dollars. Othunior

proceed as proposed

Sir R. Herbert to see draft

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atonce

No.

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Enclosure 11th Jany.

1900. sub-en- Blogure.

Sir,

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Rec! 27 FEB

Government House,

Hongkong,

27th

January, 1900.

With reference to previous correspondence

on the Subject of the Estimates for 1900, and to your des-

patches No.139 of the 26th July, 1899, relative to the Public

Works Department, and No.280 of the 3rd December, 1899, rela-

tive to the question of salaries, I have the honour to

transmit for your consideration the enclosed copy of a

letter from the Honourable the Director of Public Works

together with an amended schedule embracing certain pro-

posed increases of pay and other alterations in the existing

basis of establishment.

2. In the 7th paragraph of his letter,

Ormsby states that in the preparation of the draft estimates

for 1900, his Department was treated exceptionally. Before

the

RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

&c. &c. &c.