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Goverment House

Hongkong,(17). April, 1903.

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OFFIB

I have the honour to acknowledge the re-

ceipt of your Despatch No. 16 of the 16th. of January last,

and to state that I have duly noted your instructions that the

Sterling Salaries Scheme is to be amended by including in it

all non-clerical posts the salaries of which exceed $1,200

per annum; that Officers whose posts are included in the

Sterling Salaries Scheme, but who, having been appointed before

August, 1901, do not elect to come under the Scheme, and who

are not entitled to Exchange Compensation not being domiciled

in Europe, should receive a non-pensionable addition of 25%

to their salaries; and that all Officers appointed after the

beginning of August, 1901, to posts in the Sterling Salaries

Scheme, amended as above, are to be brought under the Scheme

regardless of the question whether or not they would have

been entitled to Exchange Compensation.

2.

I have now to forward the enclosed

statement of the non-clerical posts with salaries exceeding

$1,200 per annum which should be added to the Sterling Scheme.

The salary proposed for the post of Cashier in the

Treasury is the equivalent of the dollar salary converted at

2/-.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

Mir.

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

&C..

&C..