CO129-422 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [5-6] — Page 32

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Sir,

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Supreme Court, Hongkong,

24th February, 1914.

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With reference to my letter submitted to you on the

9th of May 1913, concerning the new scheme of salaries

granted to clerks of the Higher, 1st and 2nd grades, I am

requested by the other Chinese Civil Servants in the Inter-

pretation Sub-Department to enquire again if the Government

has come to a decision on the extension of the scheme to the

Interpreters and Translators of the same grades and to re-

quest that the increment of salaries to Interpreters and

Translators may commence from the same date on which the

Clerka received their increment, should the Government

approve of a rise of pay to the Interpretation Branch of the

Service.

However invidious it may be to make a comparison, the

Chinese Civil Servants in the Interpretation Sub-Department

cannot refrain from noticing the difference of the treatment

meted out to the clerical and the Interpretation Branches

of the Service in regard to their salaries. It may be point-

ed out that the latter have to obtain a certificate by pass-

ing a qualifying examination for every step of their

promotion while advancement in grades for the former goes

mostly by seniority without any examination; and that the

preparation for these examinations entails continuous study

and expenses in engaging teachers and purchasing necessary

books without any bonus or allowance for same. Furthermore,

Hugh A. Nisbet, Esquire,

Registrar,

my w dal s

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