CO129-464 - Public Offices - 1920 — Page 10

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L.E.-No. 8.

In any further communica- tion on this subject, please quote

C.SEC.P.L.659/20.

and address letter to-

The Secretary,

Admiralty, Whitehall, London, S.W, 1,

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Admiralty,

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Sir,

RESP IREM

CO

9320

19th February, 1920

CORE21 LB 20

I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of

the Admiralty to acquaint you for the information of the Secretary of State, that They have before them a petition from certain workmen who have been appointed as volunteers from H.M.Dockyards in the United Kingdom for short periods (3 to 5 years) of service in Hong Kong Dockyard, mostly in the subordinate super- vising capacity of Chargeman.

These men, mainly mechanics, are paid

rates of wages fixed in local currency; a typical case

being:-

Rate of Wages... Foreign Service

Allowance.

House Allowance....

Dollars per week,

27.00

15.75

14.00

The only increase which has been granted in their rates

of emoluments during the war is a 10% temporary increase in the rate of wages (not allowance). increase has been given effect as from the 1st January

This

1918, as in the case of the European employees of the Colonial Government.

Secretary

of State,

onial Office

Whitehall.S.W.1.

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