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C. DESPATCH.

HONG KONG

No. 28694.

(Subject.)

Mr. A.J. Reed.

28694

G12 AUG 07,

States that he has declined to accept positions placed.

Discusses his and how Dixon's Mr Reed be and recommends that higher scale of pay.

(Minutes.)

Int Johnston, was of opinion (19218/08); the Sollar salanes that of the accountant was sufficient indeed unnecessarily high (para 4).

Sir H. Blake was also of opinion that the sterling salary offered was ₤300-₤345, quite enough.

The Ceylon Accountant gets ₤550 - ₤650, the assistant ₤350-£450, but the Postal Dept is much the bigger.

The SPO however gets a higher salary.

Last year the PMG (21096) was evidently of opinion that the office of Accountant was underpaid.

Next subsequent Paper.

WB & L (73; −1&17--2300-12-5

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C. DESPATCH.

HONG KONG

No. 28694.

(Subject.) Mr. A.J. Reed.

28694 G12 AUG 07,

States that he has declined to accept positions placed.

Discusses his and how Dixon's Mr Reed be and recommends that higher scale of pay.

(Minutes.) Int Johnston, was of opinion (19218/08); the Sollar salanes that of the accountant was sufficient indeed unnecessarily high (para 4).

Sir H. Blake was also of opinion that the sterling salary offered was ₤300-₤345, quite enough.

The Ceylon Accountant gets ₤550 - ₤650, the assistant ₤350-£450, but the Postal Dept is much the bigger.

The SPO however gets a higher salary.

Last year the PMG (21096) was evidently of opinion that the office of Accountant was underpaid.

Next subsequent Paper.

WB & L (73; −1&17--2300-12-5

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Page 14 C. DESPATCH. HONG KONG No. 28694. (Subject.) Mr. A.J. Reed. 28694 G12 AUG 07, States that he has declined to accept positions placed. Discusses his and how Dixon's Mr Reed be and recommends that higher scale of pay. (Minutes.) Int Johnston, was of opinion (19218/08); the Sollar salanes that of the accountant was sufficient indeed unnecessarily high (para 4). Sir H. Blake was also of opinion that the sterling salary offered was ₤300-₤345, quite enough. The Ceylon Accountant gets ₤550 - ₤650, the assistant ₤350-£450, but the Postal Dept is much the bigger. The SPO however gets a higher salary. Last year the PMG (21096) was evidently of opinion that the office of Accountant was underpaid. Next subsequent Paper. WB & L (73; −1&17--2300-12-5 Page 14 (end) It appears the original text was heavily distorted due to OCR issues. The above response aims to correct spelling errors, fix spacing issues, and rejoin broken sentences while maintaining the original content and structure as much as possible. The text has been formatted into paragraphs using HTML tags as per the instructions. However, to strictly follow the given output format which requires only HTML using for paragraphs (and only if absolutely necessary) without including markdown or code fences, and without comments, the initial part of the response needs adjustment. The corrected version focusing on the essential task: C. DESPATCH. HONG KONG No. 28694. (Subject.) Mr. A.J. Reed. 28694 G12 AUG 07, States that he has declined to accept positions placed. Discusses his and how Dixon's Mr Reed be and recommends that higher scale of pay. (Minutes.) Int Johnston, was of opinion (19218/08); the Sollar salanes that of the accountant was sufficient indeed unnecessarily high (para 4). Sir H. Blake was also of opinion that the sterling salary offered was ₤300-₤345, quite enough. The Ceylon Accountant gets ₤550 - ₤650, the assistant ₤350-£450, but the Postal Dept is much the bigger. The SPO however gets a higher salary. Last year the PMG (21096) was evidently of opinion that the office of Accountant was underpaid. Next subsequent Paper. WB & L (73; −1&17--2300-12-5
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HONG KONG

No. 28694.

(Subject.)

Mr. A.J. Reed.

28694

G12 AUG 07,

(NECE

States that he has declined to accept

Gor21096 sterling sabday

positions placed

ርካ

Discusses

his

and how Dixon's

Mr Reed be

and recommends that higher scale of pay

IF Stubbs

(Minutes.)

Int Johnston,

was of opinion (19218/08);

the Sollar salanes

that of the accountant

afficient indeed unnecessarily

was

high (para 4)

Sir H+ Blake

was

also

of

م

by

no

year

the PMG

(21096)

was

WB & L (73; −1&17--2300-12-5

Next subsequent Paper.

opinion 20535/03 "that the office of

Eccountant

underpaid". Last

evidently of opinion that

the sterling salary offend me Reef - ₤300-₤345

case

quite enough

The Ceylon Accountant in

in his

the SPO

however gets £550 - £650 the assist ace

gels ₤350-£450 - but of Postal Dept is

com-de

the Leylon much the bigger

I don't think that the proposed salary:

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