CO129-505-1 Cadet Officers appointed under reconstruction scheme- salaries 29-4-1927 - 15-8-1927 — Page 7

NO CONFIDENTIAL.

Sir,

RECET

30MAY 1927

COL. OFFICE

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONGKONG. 29th April, 1927.

6

PE

21463.

And Conf (3)-

کمی

38733/21

PF 17055 Pal

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

€9/24

1

With reference to my predecessor's

confidential despatch dated 14th May, 1924, transmitting

a petition for an increase of salary from Mr. R.A.D.

Forrest, cadet Officer, who was appointed under the

Reconstruction Scheme of Selection, and to ur. Thomas'

despatch confidential (2) dated 11th July, 1924, in

reply, I have the honour to inform you that an application

has been received from Mr. Forrest for a reconsideration

of the question of the salary of Ex-war Cadets in the

service of this Government.

2.

The names and ages on appointment of such

Cadets are given in paragraph 2 of my predecessor's

confidential despatch dated 23rd May, 1921, and his

recommendations in respect of salary, contained in para- graph 3 thereof, were approved by lar. Churchill in his

confidential despatch dated 23rd August, 1921.

3.

The arrangement there in approved has

remained in force except in the case of Mr. Nihill, who

in view of his general work was granted as from 1st

January, 1924, the equivalent of an additional year's

seniority.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL L.CM.Ş. AMERY, M.P.,

&C..

&c.;

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