CO129-450 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1918 [10-12] — Page 83

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establishment which have been included in the Estimates in

anticipation of your approval, which are now enumerated in

paragraph 7 of this Despatch.

5.

The rate of exchange for sterling

expenditure has on the advice of the Treasurer after consulta, -tion with the Chief Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation been fixed at 3/-.

6.

I have to call your attention

particularly to the 2nd. footnote on page 3 of the Estimates,

which shows clearly the reason for the disappearance of

*Exchange Compensation".

7.

The additions to the establishment are

as follows:-

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT AND LEGISLATURE.

2 5th. Grade Clerks in place of 1 2nd. Grade Clerk.

1 Messenger at 8108 wit 824 House Allowance on

Temporary Establishment.

SECRETARIAT FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS.

1 3rd. Grade Shroff with 240 Personal Allowance, and

1 bth. Grade Clerk and Shroff, in place of 1 Super-

-numerary 2nd. Grade Writer and 1 5th. Grade Shroff.

AUDIT DEPARTMENT.

2 4th. Grade Clerks in place of 2 3rd. Grade Clerks, and

4 Probationers at 8360 each on the Temporary Establish-

TREASURY.

→ment.

2 2nd. Grado Clerks in place of 1 3rd. Grade Gerk.

1 4th. Grade Shroff in place of 1 5th. Grade Shroff.

HARBOUR

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