CO129-300 - Administrator Major Gen Gascoigne Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [7-9] — Page 132

rise fo

some little time and in

is

a

small fraction below 2/1. in this smits.

The alturation should extend to

Col. Regus. 66, 83, 96(d) (footuates to),

to 153/ frotuate!: bit

and to

tunk, make

distinction

which

we need not

change in 99, not the

it emphasizes being

J

practicall, dead letter in the last-

"We should consult the Govern refre any thing definite is her.

ofthe S.S. refre

Yes. Braft for

Governor

consideration A.F.

Straits on

the

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above lines & sending copy of this despatch C.Pd.

3 at once

No 329

sir,

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C. O.

27236

RECO

• 20 AUG 00

Government House,

HongKong.

18th 3

July, 1900.

130

I have the honour to bring to your notice

tuet for a number of years past the equivalent in silver dol-

lars of £100 has been 1000 and not $ 600 as fixed by the

footnote to rule 66 of the Rules and Regulations of the Colo-

nial Service.

It seems therefore somewhat anomalous

that the provisions of rule 66 and of rule 83 which is go-

verned by the footnote above quoted should apply in this Co-

lony to appointments of which the emoluments are little more

than half the sterling value originally contemplated by the

rules in question.

2. Two cases have recently occurred here in

which two officers-Sanitary Inspectors-whose salaries were

64 and $ 80 a month respectively committed themselves by

drunkenness so that their dismissal became desirable. One of

them resigned and the other disappeared,it is said by drown--

ing,before his case could be enquired into.

But I would point out it seems somewhat

The Ri ht Honourable

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P

ECC.

&c

ExC.

unnecessary