CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3] — Page 4

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My Lord,

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Government House

Hongkong, 4th January, 1909

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I have the honour to submit for

Your Lordship's sanction the enclosed copies of circulars

Nos. 15 and 16 of the 13th, and 14th. June, 1905 which

were issued to Heads of Departments by Sir M. Nathan.

The Comptroller and Auditor Gener-

al has drawr attention to the fact that the calculation of

increment from the 1st. day of the month in which the

officer first began to draw salary irrespective of the

exact date within the month on which the salary commenced,

is contrary to Colonial Regulation No. 81.

The arrangement authorised by Sir

M. Nathan was made in order to save a great deal of cleri-

cal labour in the Treasury and the Colonial Secretary's

Office in calculating and checking increments throughout

the service in connection with monthly paysheets and the

annual estimates.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE,

THE EARL OF CREWE,

80.,

&C.

It was considered that the small

additional

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