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DOLONIAL

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Government House,

C.-O. 300 51633 $1500 ml

Hongkong,(13th. November, 1902.

In reply to your Despatch No. 265 of the

25th. of last August, I have the honour to inform you that

Mr. E. H. Carpenter has passed the qualifying examination

referred to in my Despatch No. 289 of the 1st. August, 1901. t.

During his year's probation Mr. Carpenter

2.

01. ŕ

drew salary at the rate of $1,800 per annum, which was

equivalent to a Sterling Salary of about £175. The salary

for which he has been recommended is £216 per annum, or an

increase of £40, which is a substantial addition to his salary

in view of the fact that he has only about 18 months' service.

I am not in favour of giving an increase of almost £100 a

year to an Officer in such a junior position, seeing that the

largest increase allowed in the Sterling Salary Scheme, except

to Heads of Departments, is £60 a year and that triennially.

I therefore recommend that the salary of £216 be allowed to

stand for the present.

3.

With regard to Mr. Xavier's salary, which

is correctly quoted in your Despatch under reply, I have to

point out that there is in this Colony no local allowance

which is payable to Officers who do not receive Exchange

Compensation THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

at ontg.

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

&C...

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