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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONGKONG 18th. Hay, 1914.

I have the honour to request your sanction to

make certain changes in the salaries of the Sanitary Inspectors

next year with a view to obtaining uniformity as proposed by Sir

H. Nathan in paragraph 5 of his Confidential Despatch of the 5th. of August, 1905.

2.

The proposal then put forward and approved by

your predecessor's Despatch Confidential of the 11th. September,

1905, was that there should be only two classes, namely:-

Class I £240 to £270.

Class II 165 to £225

by triennial increments of £15. The enclosed list of the present Inspectors and their salaries shows that there is still a great want of uniformity in the salaries especially among the Second

Class Inspectors.

3.

No change is required at present as regards

the First Class Inspectors as they have all reached their maximm. On the occurrence of vacancies the salary of the Class will be fix- -ed at the approved rate of £240 to £270.

4.

Among the Second Class Inspectors the first three have reached their maximum and their successors will draw the salary proposed £165 to £225. I recommend that Messrs. Pearson and Kelly should draw salaries of £225 from the 1st. of January, 1915, involving an extra cost of £20. I also recommend that all the

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

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