CO129-316 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [1-4] — Page 404

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Government House,

Hongkong, 13th. March, 1903.

03 with reference to your Despatches No. 294 57037

I

of the 6th. September, and 443 of the 24th. December last, have the honour to inform you that as the First Clerk in the Registrar-General's Office is a European, it will be necessary to fix a Sterling Salary for the post and to give Mr. Bullin the option of accepting it in place of the dollar salary which

he now draws. I therefore submit that the Sterling salary

should be fixed at £200 per annum rising to £280 by £40 trien- nially. In the case of Mr. Bullin a non-pensionable allowance

of £72 should be added, to cover the dollar allowances now

granted to him for fuel and light, and to compensate him for

loss of free quarters. As the salary of Mr. Wodehouse, when

First Clerk, would have amounted in Sterling to about £206

rising to £270 per annum, I am of opinion that the salary now

proposed is not excessive.

I have the honour to be,

sir.

Your most obedient

Humble servant,

Henry Arst abe

Governor,

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THE RIGHT HONOURAHLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.

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