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remained a Medical Officer, which on the 1st of

January, 1930 would have been £900.

We consider

therefore that his salary as Second Health Officer

of Port should be £900 from the 1st of January, 1930

(the salary actually allotted) but that his incremental

date should be advanced to the 5th of July, the

date on which he obtained the diploma.

38. A similar application has also been made

by one of the Chinese Medical Officers. Here again

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the position turns to some extent on an interim

revision, the old scale of $3120 $120 - $4800

having in 1929 been raised to $4320 $240 - $7200.

In 1929 existing staff of this branch were

started at the minimum ($4,320) of the int or im scale.

except in one case where a special increment was

given on engagement and salaries under the present

revision have been allotted at one increment above

the 1929 point, representing the year served. new salaries of European Medical Staff were in some

cases similarly allotted and there we have recommended

that full value should be given to past service.

But in the case of the Chinese Medical Officers there

is a material difference in the facts. For whereas

European increments were only raised from £25 in the

interim to £40 in the present revision = 60% those

of the Chinese staff are increased from $120 to

3300 = 150%。 We cannot think that it was the

intention