FIRST CLASS OVERSFER
Present Senle Viniman
Salary p.8. falary p.a.
SECOND CLASE OVERSTER
Finim
Salary pako
Salary
May 1920 Rate 502 U 1/9 remain- dar at 4/67
20% spesial. Allowance
Salary £240 fglamr 537) Salary £200 Salary
$200,39
$225.44
$166.99
$192.04
40.08.
$240.47
45.09
$290.85
33.40
$800,39
250.45
Less Vidows
& Orphans' Contributi on
2.92
$236.96
$266.58
$197.47
$237.09
New Beale Rate 2/- Balaw £320 Galew £360 Galary £220
Loan Vidawn
Orphane
Contribution
$266.67
$261.90
$300.00
$294.74.
$183.33
$180.12
$250.00
4.38.
$245.62
16.
The sasie oompares unfavourably with the salaries paid for similar work in England, and with salaries paid in the local Dock- yards and Shipbuilding establishments to man of similar training
The nëvertisement quoted and qualifientions to your Petitioners.
in paragraph 4 shows that the Crom Agests are now advertising the initial pay of Second Class Overseers at £260 instead of £230 in the new seals, from which it would appear that it is impossible to obtain overseara at £220 par BEIRIN.
17. Your Petitioners wish to remind your Lordship that the Minimum wage of Dock Labourers, who are totally unskilled and untrained and require ne education, has recently bem fixed in England at 88/- per week, equal to 2298. 16. 0. per annum, whilst it is proposed to pay to skilled and experienced Overseers in --
ten thousand miles from Hongkong working in a tropical glimate,
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