CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12] — Page 623

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Sir,

Enclosure

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Reo 29 JAN OF

Police Office.,

Hongkong 10th December1900

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I have the honour to address you on

the subject of the increase of salary granted to me under

0.0. despatch No 280′ of the 8th December 1899,

I did not make any representation

in this matter when other officers did as I was acting at

the time as Colonial Secretary, and I did not wish to

appear to take advantage of that circumstance to forward

my personal interests.

Under the despatch in question the

increase of salary granted to me is only $240. per arnum--

the smallest increase accruing to any Head of Department,

and I shall not attain my first increment till 1st Janu-

ary 1905 nor my naximum till three years after that.

Seeing that in February next I

shall complete seven years' service as Captain Superin-

· tendent of Police I submit that my case is deserving of

consideration. I would ask that I be allowed to begin to

draw my first increment on the 1st of January 1908,

I need hardly point out that $240.

per annum does not compensate me in any appreciable

...degree for the increased cost of living that has been

steadily growing since 1894.

I have, etc.,

(Sa) F. H. MAY,,

10. S. P.,

THE HONOURABLE

THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.,