CO129-444 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1917 [10-12] — Page 33

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In the case of His Majesty's Oonsular Service

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an firing, it was urged upon Their Lordships that it ma irperative, in view of the zerosɑntative oħarsator of these Officers' position, that "hey should not be compelled to retench whily in thei" private expenditure and that thora was already excessive disparity between their amolumenta and those of the rabera azut œployees of business firms in Chins with whor: they were brought into close contact by their work, In view of khomo considerations, My Lorda næreal to the proposal of the Secretary of State for Forsiyn Affairs that, until siz months after the sonolusion of pono: whan the arrayeront woʻld be reconsiderad, all salaries under £700 a yanz allotted to Consulas offieses in Okring should be paid at the fixed rabo of tun shilling to the dollar and the first £300 a year of salaries exceeding that arı, Az Balf the reninder, should bo pr'd at the sar:o rato,

Rant allowances hwa continue! to be paid in sterling, but wher's the officers' reit is fixed in loesl curranny and the amount sotually paid ezoonde the produse of the steriin: allowance at the current rato of exchange, the ozones is rada good during the sare period from public fuvis provided that the south so ismeri na rent allowvine does not exoood the produce of the starling alimwade oorverbod at a fixed rate of 3/- to the dollar,

But for the reasons given My Lorda de not think: that the naval and cliilian personol whom the Bonet of Adairalty have in mind are equitably entitled to be treated

on the liberal lines of the Consular Service,

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Your obediant Sorvant,

(sd) Robert Chalmers,