CO129-305 - Governor Sir Blake - 1901 [5-7] — Page 813

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To of existing with merchants.

No. 426 of the 19th ultimis, I informed you that I was prepared to agree to the grant of the same additional allowance, in respect of exchange compensation to officers of the Hong Kay service as has been conceded in the case of the Straits Settlements.

3. Should the Legislative Council agree to this concession, I consider that no increase of house allowances should be granted to any government servant who benefits either by housing by receiving the double exchange compensation allowance or the addition of 25% to his salary on account of "local pay" has been given.

4. I have also to enclose a copy of despatch which I have addressed to the Governor of the Straits Settlements on the subject of the revision of fur quarters allowances in their case, in the case of officers of that Colony. Subject to any observations that you may wish to make, I am inclined to think that the...

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To of existing with merchants. No. 426 of the 19th ultimis, I informed you that I was prepared to agree to the grant of the same additional allowance, in respect of exchange compensation to officers of the Hong Kay service as has been conceded in the case of the Straits Settlements. 3. Should the Legislative Council agree to this concession, I consider that no increase of house allowances should be granted to any government servant who benefits either by housing by receiving the double exchange compensation allowance or the addition of 25% to his salary on account of "local pay" has been given. 4. I have also to enclose a copy of despatch which I have addressed to the Governor of the Straits Settlements on the subject of the revision of fur quarters allowances in their case, in the case of officers of that Colony. Subject to any observations that you may wish to make, I am inclined to think that the...
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to of existing wit merants.

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desh.

No. 426 of the 19th

ultimis, I informed you that I was bubared to agree to the grant вбадии of the same additional allavance, in respect of exchange compensation to offians of the

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Compensation allowance

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bowhich the

salary

mand of "local fazy" has been given.

4. I have also to

enclose a coby of desf. which I have addressed to the

Garena of the Straits Lett / on the subject of the parision of fur quarters a

allowances in hei

thereof, in the case of foffions of that Colony. Subject to any observations that

али

wish to make

ichnéd to think that the

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