CO129-388 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1912 [1-2] — Page 255

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Colonial Tecretary's Office,

Hongkong, 25th. September 1911.

sir,

In reply to your letter of the 20th. instant I am directed to inform you that in view of the terms of letter No. 4 in 4307/10 of the 1st. ultimo from this department in which the appointment of Assistant Crow Solicitor waa offord to you at a salary of £430 rising to $540 by $40 triennially, His Excellency the Governor is at a loss to know how you could have understood, when you accepted the post, that its salary was £400 rising to £560 by £20 annually with duty pay of £100.

2. By the express instructions of the Secretary of State for the Colonies duty-pay is attached only to those posts in claunes I, II and III of the civil service to which cadet officers have a preferential claim: and the post of Assistant Crown Solicitor has not been included by the Secretary of State among the posts to which cadet officers have a preferential claim.

I am, sir,

Your obedient servant,

(sd) Warren Barnes

Colonial Secretary.

P. M.Hodgson Esq.