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NO. 232.

Hongkong.

36580 READ Red 16 OCT 07

Government House, Hongkong, 14th September, 1907.

My Lord,

With reference to Sir Matthew Nathan's Confidential Despatch of the 10th of March, 1906, and to Your Lordship's reply of the 12th of April in the same year, I have the honour to transmit the enclosed copy of a letter from Mr. Young Hee, Headmaster, Wantsai District School, in which he asks that from the 1st of January next he should receive the same scale of salary as the Headmasters of Yaumati and Salyingpun District Schools, viz.:- £360 rising to £450 per annum by £30 triennially.

2. In December last Mr. Young Hee applied on general grounds, such as the increased exchange value of the dollar, increase of his family by 2 children born since he entered the service, increase in cost of living, and the equality of cost of living in his case with that of an average European family owing to the fact...

RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.,

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NO. 232. Hongkong. 36580 READ Red 16 OCT 07 Government House, Hongkong, 14th September, 1907. My Lord, With reference to Sir Matthew Nathan's Confidential Despatch of the 10th of March, 1906, and to Your Lordship's reply of the 12th of April in the same year, I have the honour to transmit the enclosed copy of a letter from Mr. Young Hee, Headmaster, Wantsai District School, in which he asks that from the 1st of January next he should receive the same scale of salary as the Headmasters of Yaumati and Salyingpun District Schools, viz.:- £360 rising to £450 per annum by £30 triennially. 2. In December last Mr. Young Hee applied on general grounds, such as the increased exchange value of the dollar, increase of his family by 2 children born since he entered the service, increase in cost of living, and the equality of cost of living in his case with that of an average European family owing to the fact... RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.,
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NO. 232. ingkong. 343 36580 READ Red 16 OCT 07 Government House, Hongkong, 14th.September,1907. H My Lord, Goo 12361 With reference to Sir Matthew Nathan's Confidential Despatch of the 10th. of March, 1906, and to Your Lordship's reply of the 12th. of April in the same year, I have the honour to transmit the enclosed copy of a letter from Mr. Young Hee, Headmaster, Wantsai District School, in which he asks that from the 1st. of January next he should receive the same scale of salary as the Headmasters of Yaumati and Salyingpun District Schools, viz.:- £360 rising to £450 per annum by £30 triennially. 2. In December last Mr. Young Hee applied on general grounds, such as the increased exchange value of the dollar, increase of his family by 2 children born since he entered the service, increase in cost of living, and the equality of cost of living in his case with that of an average European family owing to the fact RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G., of 8C - * 80., &C...
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NO.

232.

ingkong.

343

36580

READ

Red 16 OCT 07

Government House,

Hongkong, 14th.September,1907.

H

My Lord,

Goo

12361

With reference to Sir Matthew

Nathan's Confidential Despatch of the 10th. of March, 1906,

and to Your Lordship's reply of the 12th. of April in the

same year, I have the honour to transmit the enclosed

copy of a letter from Mr. Young Hee, Headmaster, Wantsai

District School, in which he asks that from the 1st. of

January next he should receive the same scale of salary

as the Headmasters of Yaumati and Salyingpun District

Schools, viz.:- £360 rising to £450 per annum by £30

triennially.

2.

In December last Mr. Young Hee

applied on general grounds, such as the increased exchange

value of the dollar, increase of his family by 2 children

born since he entered the service, increase in cost of

living, and the equality of cost of living in his case

with that of an average European family owing to the fact RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF ELGIN, K.G.,

of

8C - *

80.,

&C...

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