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Enclosure 3.

310

Chambers,

Supreme Court House, Hongkong,

26th. August, 1907.

1.

To His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard, K.C.M.G.,

Governor of Hongkong.

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt

of Your Excellency's letter of the 16th. August in answer to

mine of the 14th., in which I requested Your Excellency to forward

certain information with regard to the salary of the Judge

of the Consular Court at Shanghai, for the information of the

Right Honourable the Secretary of State.

2.

In making the request I had no desire to

base any argument or suggestion upon the facts submitted, though

I thought they were germane to His Lordship's statement in the

despatch of 24th. August, 1906, to which I referred. I did read

that statement to imply that the scale of pay of Government

servants in Hongkong compares favourably with that of Government

servants who served the Empire in other parts of the world. But

the object I have in view would have been equally attained

without any reference to this despatch.

3.

That object is merely to lay information

before His Lordship shewing that the pay of a certain Judicial

Officer in the East is more advantageous than that of the Chief

Justice of Hongkong in three important particulars - house

allowance, outfit allowance, and travelling expenses. As is well

known it is expenditure in respect of these items which presses

very heavily on officers in this and other Colonies.

4.

I cannot help thinking that this information

may be of interest to the Secretary of State, if he is not

already in possession of it.

5.

Again emphasising my desire not to base any

argument or suggestion upon the facts submitted,

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your Excellency's obedient servant,

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Enclosure 3. 310 Chambers, Supreme Court House, Hongkong, 26th. August, 1907. 1. To His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard, K.C.M.G., Governor of Hongkong. Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's letter of the 16th. August in answer to mine of the 14th., in which I requested Your Excellency to forward certain information with regard to the salary of the Judge of the Consular Court at Shanghai, for the information of the Right Honourable the Secretary of State. 2. In making the request I had no desire to base any argument or suggestion upon the facts submitted, though I thought they were germane to His Lordship's statement in the despatch of 24th. August, 1906, to which I referred. I did read that statement to imply that the scale of pay of Government servants in Hongkong compares favourably with that of Government servants who served the Empire in other parts of the world. But the object I have in view would have been equally attained without any reference to this despatch. 3. That object is merely to lay information before His Lordship shewing that the pay of a certain Judicial Officer in the East is more advantageous than that of the Chief Justice of Hongkong in three important particulars - house allowance, outfit allowance, and travelling expenses. As is well known it is expenditure in respect of these items which presses very heavily on officers in this and other Colonies. 4. I cannot help thinking that this information may be of interest to the Secretary of State, if he is not already in possession of it. 5. Again emphasising my desire not to base any argument or suggestion upon the facts submitted, I have the honour to be, Sir, Your Excellency's obedient servant,
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.roer

pawoll Jne.M1I9V00

, ́engua „Höf,gnoxynoll

OPY.

‚S #tuɛofonk

Enclosure 3.

310

Chambers,

Supreme Court House, Hongkong,

26th. August, 1907.

1.

To piens egbelwondom od onon edt evan I

of briswrot of am Jaeuper voy dolde Jnatent .d to rettel wOY

.otate to vialeto 2 sdt

.S

I Jærið er: of aïse (qs ti oa antob orota

ad of am of armea tariw quonot boy of duo Jaloq vlluteau ddyla

add yď boyevпoo ed o> bebustat gaineem odd to notanedərqqaata s

C

.000£ LIDAS JBuzna to dodaqaob a'niyla brol mort betoup abrow

to also gilt* taut aevisado qtríabrol af!!

.&

sitiw vidstuovet bereg:00 groxynod ni atasvieƐ Jnezwievoð to yaq

nt ti brS

-

,"eniqa add to attaq rento Jeon at gatatesco tant

Juo errod Isi dom el énemetsta abit molalgo suonoн quoy

V168283am ed blow $1 ,eeghul end to antraise ent to saaɔ sit må

-dacitнoo aetisien est dotriw at setnofob redto - Beaso soup of

•ynolod ei ́ ́t nt esybut art to seo.it dilw videtuovstnu ba-

entqr est at Jon el ronoli wol batman vibrad been I larynad2

edt bra barreter moairsquoo a'qħiabroï atli enofa doldw of

adt viitsa8eɔen jon sus ojata to nemtraqe¤ eno yɗ blaq seltsime

Tab eoofvise Tsitmia esel 10 #TO TOTt hisq suorit as emaa

ni yarı yanaqeroath Talimte a bus stat2 to fremtræqed rectors

.enolened to elane erit of br8397 dtty bevreeɗo od zoasO VIAZ

wonol to tntog eit gaitebleros Toda tr

.A

Vistexos2 art of rettel tot brawtot biola T Jait aortaob [Ilta

is ithw redtegot on ob of baig nd seruos to Lane I 832 to

..odo svad r

bayuda .4 (.58)

•.032, TONYSVOD

.xlqar va to vroo

sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt

of Your Excellency's letter of the 16th. August in answer to

mine of the 14th., in which I requested Your Excellency to for-

-ward certain information with regard to the salary of the Judge

of the Consular Court at Shanghai, for the information of the

Right Honourable the Secretary of State.

2.

In making the request I had no desire to

base any argument or suggestion upon the facts submitted, though

I thought they were germane to His Lordship's statement in the

despatch of 24th. August, 1906, to which I referred. I did read

that statement to imply that the scale of pay of Government

servants in Hongkong compares favourably with that of Government

servants who served the Empire in other parts of the world. But

the object I have in view would have been equally attained

without any reference to this despatch.

3.

That object is merely to lay information

before His Lordship shewing that the pay of a certain Judicial

Officer in the East is more advantageous than that of the Chief

Justice of Hongkong in three important particulars - house

allowance, outfit allowance, and travelling expenses. As is well

known it is expenditure in respect of these items which presses

very heavily on officers in this and other Colonies.

4.

I cannot help thinking that this information

may be of interest to the Secretary of State, if he is not

already in possession of it.

TUONO

is Excellency

.sofdent teldo or

5.

Again emphasising my desire not to base any

argument

Sir Frederick Lugard, K.C.M.G.,

Governor of Hongkong.

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