CO129-504-16 Junior Cadet Officers of Hong Kong Civil Service- petition for revision of salaries 18-12-1926 - 6-7-1927 — Page 9

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applications from some if not all other branches of the

service would certainly result, and the state of the public purse renders a general improvement in salaries out of the question at the present time. I regret, therefore,

that I am unable to commend the petition to your favourable

consideration.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble servant,

Governor, &c.

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Hong Kong

22nd, February, 1927.

Enclosures

1 & 2

The Right Honourable

Lieutenant Colonel L.C.M.S.Amery, M.P.

etc., etc., etc.

Sir,

In accordance with Colonial Regulation

212 we, the undersigned Cadet Officers of the

Hong Kong Civil Service, who were appointed un-

der the post reconstruction scheme of Selection

i.e. since 1921, have the honour to submit for

your favourable consideration this our petition

for an increase of salary.

2.

Enclosures 1 & 2 are copies of letters

which we addressed on 8th, October and 31st.Dec-

ember 1926, to the Honourable the Colonial Seo-

retary for the consideration of His Excellency

the Governor,

His Excellency was unable to ac-

cede to our request.

It will be noticed that the signatu-

res appended to our second letter do not include

those of Mr. G.S.Kennedy Skipton, Mr. R.R.Todd,

and Mr. B.C.K. Hawkins. The former proceeded

on leave in November of last year, and the two

latter were studying Chinese in Macau,

In all there are, including Mr.Ken-

nedy Skipton, eight signatories, representing

one quarter of the total number of cadet offi-

eers in the Hong Kong Civil Service.

The ta-

ble attached gives our ages, dates of appoint- ment, dates of increment and present salaries,

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