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Any further communication on this bject should be addressed to-

The Under Secretary of State, War Office,

London, S.W

ま

and the following number quoted.

War Office,

C.O.

21157

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&

Rego 4 1 00

London, S.199

Hong Kong 6/395

Sir,

July, 1900.

I am directed by the Secretary of State for

War to forward a copy of an application which has been

received from certain Civilian Subordinates employed

in the Army Service Corps Department at Hong Kong, asking

that the rates of pay of which they are in receipt,

which were settled some years ago, may now be reviewed

and increased, on the ground of the great rise in

house rent, and the general increase of prices locally.

In view of the statement in the General

Officer

Command ing's covering minute that increases

have lately been given to Civilians employed in the

Colonial Department at Hong Kong, I am to request

that you will be good enough to move Mr Secretary

Chamberlain to cause Lord Lansdowne to be furnished at

the earliest convenient date, with particulars of the

increases granted to Colonial Department subordinates

in a similar position to those now under consideration

as it appears to him desirable that these classes

should be dealt with in a uniform manner.

I am to add that a similar communication has

been

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial office.