CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12] — Page 243

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Sir

In paragraph 9 of your despatch Number 10 of the 6th of January 1899, You asked me to consider the question of classifying the salaries of appointments in Hongkong & of gradually assimilating them to the rates of salary in force in the Straits Settlements, as soon as the finances of this Colony are shown to be in a position to justify an increased expenditure.

2.

The increase of salaries has since been favourably considered by you, & the salary of the Colonial Secretary has been made the same as that of the Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements. 3. But the salary of the latter is augmented by

his having a house, which, taking the average calcula- tion of the value of House accomodation as one-sixth of the salary, makes the value of the Salary of the Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements practically $12600 per annum.

4.

I venture to propose for your favourable consideration whether the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong should not be provided with a house so as to assimilate the Salary of the Office to that of

the

Right Honourable

Joseph Chamberlain M. P.

Secretary of State for the Colonies.