CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12] — Page 124

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

J

123

"zario out by an oversight. The other two clerkships were

- vacant at the time of the Committee's enquiry, and at pre-

sent a temporary typewriter is employed instead of the

two clerks.

Treasury.

The post of Cashier in the Treasury is the most responsi-

ble Clerkship in the Service and I am strongly of opinion

that the salary should rise to $3000 at least. The salary

of the 7th. Clerk is already $480 to $780.

The 6th, and 7th. Clerks' salaries might be fixed at $660

to $840 by $60 biennially.

Registrar General's Department.

Mr. Wodehouse's increments date from the 22nd. of July in

each year. He is therefore now drawing $130 a month. He

might draw $170 from the lat. of January 1901.

· Public Works Department.

¿

The reason Mr. Franco has been recommended for such a much

larger increase than Mr. Souza is evidently on account of

his longer service.

I think they should be put on the same footing. I have put

them in Class V. of the Classification.

The Committee recommend that 3 overseers should get $1800

a year, $1680, and 7 $1440., As regards the 3 who appear

in the Estimates at $960 two of these appointments were

held when the Committee prepared their schedule at the re-

duced dalaries of $600 and $720 by Messrs. Leykum (wrong-

ly described as a Water Inspector), and Simmond, who were appointed on probation on the reduced salaries: while ous.

of the posts was vacant. The salaries of these 3 posts

may remain at their present figure. It is necessary to point out that the salaries on the Estimates of the posts

held

$

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.