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and for Class II 84,000 - $200 - $6,000. For the school mistresses I would accept the Commission's proposals, except that I would make the increments £100 annually throughout. I

am not in favour of a special quarters allowance for un-

-married mistresses; they should be dealt with under what-

-ever rule may be adopted for the service generally.

In order to avoid repetition, I may say

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here that in expressing concurrence in the figures proposed

by the Commission or by Er. Severn I wish to be understood

as meming throughout that I propose to pay a salary of ten

times the number of dollars in place of the pounds sterling

which they suggest.

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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

I do not in any way underestimate the importance of the post of Director of Public Works, but I consider that the salary which I have proposed for Class I of the Cadet Service if the system of classification is retained, i.e. $12,000 by 8500 amually to $15,000, is sufficient. As to the two Assistants I agree with Mr.Severn that the salaries should be 89,000 - 8250 - $11,000 and $8,000 - $250 - $10,000 respectively. I concur also in his proposals with regard to the other officers of this depart- -ment (see paragraph 5 of his despatch Confidential of 1st May). I would take this opportunity of expressing my entire concurrence in what Mr. Severn says as to the desirability of reducing the number of European Officers in the service in cases where it is possible to obtain properly qualified

Chinese graduates.

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RAILWAY.

I concur in Mr. Severn's view as to the overstaffing of this short line. For the present I would accept the salaries which he suggests but the whole matter should be reconsidered when the present manager retires.

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