ECEIVED
21 APR 1931
COL. OFFICE
NO. CONFIDENTIAL.
CA 4
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My Lord,
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
3.
408
HONG KONG,
20th March, 1931.
With reference to my confidential despatch
of the 30th of January, 1931, on the subject of the
conversion rate for sterling salaries, I have the
honour to enclose a copy of the General Order issued
to carry into effect the new method of conversion
and to report that the Auditor has called in question
the validity of the exemptions from the operation of
the combined rate contained in the closing words of
paragraph 3 of the Order.
In particular the Auditor questions the grant
of salary at full Treasury rate to Mr. C.D. Melbourne,
formerly Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court who is
taking in the Colony a portion of the five months
leave granted to him prior to his retirement which will
take effect on the 1st of June, 1931.
2.
The Auditor agrees that sterling salary drawn
out of the Colony as a result of the officer being on
leave must be paid in full (in which case it will of
course be brought to account in the Colony at the full Treasury rate) but holds that any sterling salary actually paid in the Colony must under Your Lordship's
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
LORD PASSFIELD,
&c.,
&c.,
&C.
instructions
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