CO129-533-13 Salaries- conversion rate of sterling 30-1-1931 - 21-1-1932 — Page 279

C. O.

Mr. Delahunt

12.5.31

Mr. Bickle 13 ts

Mr.

Mr. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Sir G. Grindle.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

82796/31 Hong Kong.

18 May, 1931.

5

406

z DRAFT. S

HONG KONG.

CONFIDENTIAL.

GOV.

(3)

Sir,

I have etc. to acknowledge

the receipt of your confidential

despatch of the 20th March enclosing

new

No 101

a copy of the/General Order/bringing

into effect the new method of

conversion of sterling salaries, and

to inform you that I concuṛ in your

views concerning the exemptions from

the

the operation of combined rate

^

provided for in the closing words

of para.(3) of the Order, with regard

to the payment of salary locally to

officers on leave,

2. I suggest that when the

Order is printed it should be made

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