CO129-301 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [9-12] — Page 97

it

but I am not sure that

lose £100 a year to eam it.

be does much beam

Sir Henry

The whole despatch is anything

but enlightening, and Henry Blake has taken unfami to make the actual proposalscher.

I think the proposal to systematize chair (and house / allowances is a good one. The Committee has probabl proceeded, as regards chari allavances, punciple, but I cannot 4. May hardly touches the

M.

"des cour it. th May, question.

Joes,

The May's scheme,

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far as

is the most rational part of

these enclormes, The Committer's schere

is

hopeless, and is badly intrated & attempt todeal with individuals mistead of offices.

a

? Reff that a decision

on the whole question will be defined until th. Chamberlain has before his the proposals for the improvement of the Shorts Salt / subordinate shortly which with of office is in the ask whether

have

an

service

xenice, hours. Meanwhile

been submitted to the Heads

of Defy and the Executive Council

and whether he cannot submit

more systematic

alie scheme for the non-effiical ubildinales, rather on the lines of ith. May's

scheme for clacks, obscuring that it is should be considered from

the fount ofview of offices and not, alb the Committer considered it, fram

that of individuals. Ask fa definite recommendations as septemalizing chain allevances.

lo

Gres, 18/12

Thank the committee. Ask the governor resubmit a scheme, after consulting. At is has

the hands

this

of the day, its a Executive Commeil. Dipteran egent

not been done aheads - which shall contine

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The committee's & May's recommendations,

I shale give a complete classification, with Salaries attached to

Prices

2

& grades rather as proposed

than individuals, write as

as to

Chair allowances. Say the cluths ought

to be

required

to work as hows

a & hans day.

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atonce

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consult him do to English cleats

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Mr Lucas_

I have spoken to Commander Hastings who told us that he had alsoady/

been to

g. huraya

the 9.2.0

9.2.0.0 that Sir Fir Buxton Founaw fold kuum that it would be quite impossible to get clacks from the

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