CO129-534-2 Correspondence and reports of Salarie's Report Anomalies Committee 22-1-1931 - 13-7-1932 — Page 47

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New Salary.

1. $2,400

Mr. Li Man-iu

2. $2,400 Mr. Li Shuk-lan

-

Unrevised salary

$1,500

$1,500

3. $1,950

Mr. Lo Fung-tsung -

$1,300

4.

$1,356/

$1,500

Mr. Ho Hok-tseung -

$1,000/1100.

5. $1,650

Mr. Cheung Yuk-Kwong $1,200.

6.

$1,650

Mr. Au Luk - chau

$1,200.

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These officers were recruited in 1927 and 1928

at salaries considerably above the then minimum of the Vernacular Hasters' scale and their unrevised salaries

for 1930 were as shewn above at the right of the list.

Their department treated the se figures as representing

actual service and allotted them the revised salaries

corresponding to such service as shewn on the left hand of the table thereby giving increases ranging from 35% to 60%. This is obviously too lavish treatment

and we consider that the correct allotment would have

been :-

1. $1,950.

2. $1,950.

3. $1,650.

4. $1,200/1350.

5. $1,500.

6. $1,500.

and we recommend that these figures plus the

stipulated increment be adopted for 1931, but that ΠΟ