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GENERAL POST OFFICE, LONDON,

November 1901.

421,791/01.

Sir,

With reference to the Colonial Office letter of the 16th ultimo (35594/01) I am directed by the Postmaster General to state for the information of Mr. Secretary Chamberlain that careful consideration has been given to the question of what scale of salary would be likely to attract a fair number of suitable candidates of the class desired for the appointment of Examining Supervisor in the Post Office at Hong Kong.

It is considered that the scale hitherto offered, viz. £180 by annual increments of £15 to £240 a year, was too low at the minimum to attract suitable applicants for transfer to Hong Kong, having regard to the large collateral increase of expenditure in respect of house rent and other items in the cost of living which they would incur by the transfer.

The Postmaster General has reason to believe that if the scale were raised to £200 by annual increments of £15 to £245 a year - the increase in the maximum providing for three full increments - a sufficient number of suitable candidates would be obtained and he accordingly suggests this scale for Mr. Chamberlain's consideration.

I am, Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

[...] Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

Address reply to - "The Secretary, General Post Office," quoting Registered No. 421,791/01.

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be notified that luring in much more county. H Ray refensive than in this A. F. d. Then M: Autobu 9/11 Jagrow 7/1 We decided to learn it to the Pike. G to forget forms and he has suggested fair terms more moderate than autaipaleet. My only fear is that he has not made sufficient allowance during the ingrafted term. They will not keep them. But of this is so it will be within the frame of The Haughang Gorth them to better the terms.

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Page 175 GENERAL POST OFFICE, LONDON, November 1901. 421,791/01. Sir, With reference to the Colonial Office letter of the 16th ultimo (35594/01) I am directed by the Postmaster General to state for the information of Mr. Secretary Chamberlain that careful consideration has been given to the question of what scale of salary would be likely to attract a fair number of suitable candidates of the class desired for the appointment of Examining Supervisor in the Post Office at Hong Kong. It is considered that the scale hitherto offered, viz. £180 by annual increments of £15 to £240 a year, was too low at the minimum to attract suitable applicants for transfer to Hong Kong, having regard to the large collateral increase of expenditure in respect of house rent and other items in the cost of living which they would incur by the transfer. The Postmaster General has reason to believe that if the scale were raised to £200 by annual increments of £15 to £245 a year - the increase in the maximum providing for three full increments - a sufficient number of suitable candidates would be obtained and he accordingly suggests this scale for Mr. Chamberlain's consideration. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, [...] Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office. Address reply to - "The Secretary, General Post Office," quoting Registered No. 421,791/01. Page 176 be notified that luring in much more county. H Ray refensive than in this A. F. d. Then M: Autobu 9/11 Jagrow 7/1 We decided to learn it to the Pike. G to forget forms and he has suggested fair terms more moderate than autaipaleet. My only fear is that he has not made sufficient allowance during the ingrafted term. They will not keep them. But of this is so it will be within the frame of The Haughang Gorth them to better the terms. The Expend Hongkong - and that alliach um mar poned as in "Fiddian Sugge mi Елит Mht. Nov. 11. og on 2. C. G. 39100 X" سم It appears that the last paragraph is not related to the main content and seems to be a jumbled collection of words and phrases, possibly due to OCR errors. The main content is a formal letter from the General Post Office, London, to the Colonial Office, discussing the salary scale for the Examining Supervisor position in the Hong Kong Post Office has been formatted accordingly, with the unrelated text left as is, but properly formatted in HTML as requested.

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be notified that luring in much more county. H Ray refensive than in this A. F. d. Then M: Autobu 9/11 Jagrow 7/1 We decided to learn it to the Pike. G to fuggut l'orms and he has suggested fai men moduraliterms than سم autaipaleet. My only fear in that he has whmade Suffiunt allowance lung the inggutedt tering They will not keys them. But of this is to it will be within this frame of The Haughang Gorth them to beller the- Lerms · The Expend Hongkong - and that that alliach um mar poned as in "Fiddian Sugge mi Елит Mht. Nov. 11. og on 2. Address reply to-"The Secretary, Generai Posů Ofice," quoting Registered No. 421,791/01. Sir, C. G. 39100 X GENERAL POST OFFICE, LONDON, 175 November 1901. With reference to the Colonial Office letter of the e. 16th ultimo (35594/01) I am directed by the Postmaster General to state for the information of Mr. Secretary Chamberlain that careful consideration has been given to the question of what scale of salary would be likely to attract a fair number of suitable candidates of the class desired for the appointment of Examining Supervisor in the Post Office at Hong Kong. It is considered that the scale hitherto offered, viz. £180 by annual increments of £15 to £240 a year, was too low at the minimum to attract suitable applicants for transfer to Hong Kong, having regard to the large collateral increase of expenditure in respect of house rent and other items in the cost of living which they would incur by the transfer. The Postmaster General has reason to believe that if the scale were raised to £200 by annual increments of £15 to 2245 a year - the increase in the maximum providing for three full increments a sufficient number of suitable candidates would be obtained and he accordingly suggests this scale for Mr. Chamberlain's consideration. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, nder Secretary of State, Colonial Office.

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be notified that luring in

much more

county.

H Ray refensive than in this

A. F.

d. Then

M: Autobu

9/11

Jagrow

7/1

We decided to learn it to the Pike. G to fuggut l'orms and he has suggested

fai

men moduraliterms than

سم

autaipaleet.

My only fear in that he has whmade Suffiunt allowance lung the inggutedt tering They will not keys them. But of this is to it will be within this frame of The Haughang Gorth them to beller the- Lerms ·

The Expend Hongkong - and that that

alliach um

mar

poned as in "Fiddian Sugge mi

Елит

Mht. Nov. 11.

og on 2.

Address reply to-"The Secretary, Generai Posů Ofice,"

quoting Registered No.

421,791/01.

Sir,

C. G.

39100

GENERAL POST OFFICE, LONDON,

175

November 1901.

With reference to the Colonial Office letter of the

e. 16th ultimo (35594/01) I am directed by the Postmaster

General to state for the information of Mr. Secretary

Chamberlain that careful consideration has been given to

the question of what scale of salary would be likely to

attract a fair number of suitable candidates of the class

desired for the appointment of Examining Supervisor in

the Post Office at Hong Kong.

It is considered that the scale hitherto offered,

viz. £180 by annual increments of £15 to £240 a year, was

too low at the minimum to attract suitable applicants for

transfer to Hong Kong, having regard to the large collateral increase of expenditure in respect of house rent and other items in the cost of living which they would incur by the

transfer.

The Postmaster General has reason to believe that if

the scale were raised to £200 by annual increments of £15 to 2245 a year - the increase in the maximum providing for three full increments a sufficient number of suitable

candidates would be obtained and he accordingly suggests

this scale for Mr. Chamberlain's consideration.

I am, Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

nder Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

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