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St. Lucia to Hong Kong, the pay fixed for my appointment I found on arrival at the latter place was a consolidation of the allowances previously granted to the Assistant Harbour Master. I accepted the transfer in the belief that the salary of the office of Assistant Harbour Master had been raised, the allowances remaining unaltered, such however proved not to be the case, and further in total ignorance of the lower official status accorded to officers other than cadets.
Since that time on more than one occasion I appear to have received less kindly consideration than if I had been serving in other Crown Colonies.
When acting as Harbour Master in 1891, I was not permitted to draw the half pay of that office in conjunction with the full pay of my own, whilst doing the work of both, as had been done in another department in the Colony previously, and while the old Rule 108 (since amended) was still in force.
In the first three years and four months during which I acted as Police Magistrate, I received rather less than five-eighths (5/8) of the half pay of the appointment, though the post was actually vacant for some two years of that time, making a difference to me of $3,323.82. Again in 1898 when acting for the Magistrate for a month whilst he was on sick leave, and a further two months while he was on full pay leave,
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St. Lucia to Hong Kong, the pay fixed for my appoint- ment I found on arrival at the latter place was a con- solidation of the allowances previously granted to the Assistant Harbour Master. I accepted the transfer in the belief that the salary of the office of Assistant Harbour Master had been raised, the allowances remain- ing unaltered, such however proved not to be the case, and further in total ignorance of the lower official status accorded to officers other than cadets.
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that time on more than one occasion I appear to have received less kindly consideration than if I had been serving in other crown Colonies.
When acting as Harbour Master in 1891, T was not permitted to draw the half pay of that office in conjunction with the full pay of my own, whilst doing the work of both, as had been done in another department in the Colony previously, and while the old Rule 108 'since amended) was still in force.
In the first three years and four months during which I acted as Police Magistrate, I received rather less than five eighths (5/8) or the half pay of the appointment though the post was actually vacant for some two years of that time, making a difference to me of $3,323. 82. Again in 1898 when acting for the Magistrate for a month whilst he was on sick leave, and a further two months while he was on full pay leave,
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