sir,
243
Hongkong, 20th. September, 1911.
Referring to my minute dated the 5th. day of September 1911 re Duty Pay, and to the reply thereto that duty pay is only payable in respect of appointments which are preferential to Cadets I have looked through the Secretary of State's despatch dated the 9th. day of March, 1911.
It seems clear to me that the Secretary of State intends duty pay to be paid to all European officers serving
in the tropics in all those Departments of the Hongkong Service which are ordinarily recruited in Europe. those holding posts for which Cadets are eligible.
Certainly to
It may be that duty pay is not payable to Furopean Officers serving in posts for which Cadets are specially excluded, such as the Land Office but the post of Assistant Crown Solicitor is not one of those, indeed it is specially declared to be one for which Cadets are eligible and I can only assume that were the post held by a Cadet he would receive duty pay. It appears that the Deputy and Assistant Superintendent of Police receive duty pay although such posts are excluded how to Cadets. I may add that the post of Assistant Crown Solicitor is a responsible and difficult one to fulfil and involves much work that is technical, work also that needs special qualifications. Indeed it is far more onerous in com- parison to many other third class posts and if it is to be excluded from duty pay it is reduced to a post carrying in comparison a very small salary, in fact is placed below Class TII.
When I accepted the post I certainly understood that it came under Class III which is 2400 to $560 by £20 annually with Duty Pay of £100.
This I submit I am entitled to and I ask that this matter be laid before His Excellency the Governor.
Honourable
Colonial Secretary.
I have, etc.
Sd.
Paul M. Hodgson
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.