CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12] — Page 136

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RECP 7 NOV 00

Attached will be found a summary showing

approximately the result, if the Committee's recommend- ¦ations as to salaries are approved, but I should be glad

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if the figures were checked in your office.

$42,000 a year (with say $2,000, more

or less, for exchange compensation) would be required to pay the suggested increases. In calculating that amount I have taken the maximum in each case of present and pro- posed salary but have ignored increases in chair allowances

These latter should be put on a regular basis throughout the Service say at $7:50 or $8, per men- sen for each coolie required.

The amount involved in such cases how- ever is small and may be neglected in the present consid- eration.

In my opinion this Government can easi-

ly afford the extra payments recommended but before advi§- ing that any of them be adopted I suggest that a copy of the schedule be sent confidentially to Heads of Depart- ments for their remarks on such part as concerns their

subordinates.

I have omitted the Praya Reclam-

ation figures as they do not really concern the Government as also the Shanghai Statement as it obviously depends on

a temporary state of affairs,

As regards the report itself I may make the

following remarks:-

Fara.7. The practice of getting out officers in a subordinate capacity is generally expensive and hazardous.

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