CO129-350 - Public Offices - 1908 — Page 386

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed
Series Prev Next

384

DRAFT.

It has not been thought desirable to include the case of the Governor in this comparative table, as the recent increase of his salary to £6,000 a year was not due to local circumstances but was a part of a general scheme for the revision of the salaries of the Governors of the more important Crown Colonies.

29.

In the last paragraph of the memorandum the German Government enquire whether "the British Government have already adopted or propose to adopt similar measures in respect of their officials in China." This question is one which mainly concerns the Foreign Office, but I am to observe that the Hong Kong system has been adopted in Weihaiwei, with the consent of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, and that Lord Elgin understands that the Commissioners of Works were recently considering the question of

Edit History

2026-06-05 19:34:26 · NVIDIA / meta/llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct
Live
View comparison
AI Proofread
384 DRAFT. It has not been thought desirable to include the case of the Governor in this comparative table, as the recent increase of his salary to £6,000 a year was not due to local circumstances but was a part of a general scheme for the revision of the salaries of the Governors of the more important Crown Colonies. 29. In the last paragraph of the memorandum the German Government enquire whether "the British Government have already adopted or propose to adopt similar measures in respect of their officials in China." This question is one which mainly concerns the Foreign Office, but I am to observe that the Hong Kong system has been adopted in Weihaiwei, with the consent of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, and that Lord Elgin understands that the Commissioners of Works were recently considering the question of
Baseline (Original)
3 384 DRAFT. It has not been thought desirable to include the case of the Governor in this comparative table, as the recent increase of his salary to £6,000 a year was not due to local cir- cumstances but was a part of a general scheme for the revision of the salaries of the Governors of the more important Crown Colonies. 29. In the last paragraph of the memorandum the German Government enquire whether "the British Government have already adopted or propose to adopt similar measures in respect of their officials in China." This question is one which mainly concerns the Foreign Office, but I am to observe that the Hong Kong system has been adopted in Weihaiwei, with the consent of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, and that Lord Elgin understands that the Commissioners of Works were recently considering the question of
2026-06-05 19:34:26 · Baseline
View content

3

384

DRAFT.

It has not been thought desirable to include

the case of the Governor in this comparative

table, as the recent increase of his salary

to £6,000 a year was not due to local cir-

cumstances but was a part of a general

scheme for the revision of the salaries of

the Governors of the more important Crown

Colonies.

29.

In the last paragraph of the

memorandum the German Government enquire

whether "the British Government have already

adopted or propose to adopt similar measures

in respect of their officials in China."

This question is one which mainly concerns

the Foreign Office, but I am to observe that

the Hong Kong system has been adopted in

Weihaiwei, with the consent of the Lords

Commissioners of the Treasury, and that Lord

Elgin understands that the Commissioners of

Works were recently considering the question

of

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.