CO129-298 - Governor Sir Blake Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne - 1900 [3-4] — Page 489

No.168.

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Government House,

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HongKong,

21st

April, 1900.

Sir,

With. reference to your despatch No.280

of the 8th. December last relative to the salaries of

various officers in the Government Service, I have the

honour to transmit for your information the enclosed

Schedule shewing how the revised scale of salaries will

benefit each of the officers who were dealt with in that

despatch.

The total amount of money which had to

be appropriated for this purpose over and above the

Estimates for this year was $26, 189 which sum was unanimous-

ly voted by the Legislative Council at the meeting held on

29th.Mrch, 1900.

The Right Honourable

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

80.

&C,

80,

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most Obedient,

Humble Servant,

My Gascoigne

Major-General

Administering the Government.