CO129-422 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [5-6] — Page 34

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Supreme Court, Hongkong,

30th July, 1914.

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sir,

Having been given to understand that my salary will be

increased to $2040 from January 1915, I beg respectfully to

tender the Government my grateful thanks for having so con-

siderately acceded to our representations in granting us the

same rates of pay as the clerks. At the same time, however,

I feel constrained to draw your attention to the different

treatment of Interpreters and Translators from that of the

clerical staff, so far as these increments of salaries are

concerned, although these rises were petitioned for jointly

by clerks and the members in the Interpretation sub-depart-

ment.

For the purpose of laying the facts clearly before you,

I venture to submit the following table of comparison for

your consideration:-

Clerical Branch.

Interpretation Branch.

Increases of pay commenced (1) Increases of pay to

from 1st January 1913

2.) Approval for the increases (2

was received in April 1913;

the increases were retros-

pective with effect from

1st January 1913.

commence from lat Janu-

ary 1915.(A difference

of 2 years).

Though the increases

are made known in July

1914 they are prospec=

tive and will not take

effect until 1st January

1915.

G. H. Wakeman, Esquire,

The Registrar,

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80.

&C.