CO129-552-4 Police Department- staffing 2-1-1935 - 7-12-1935 — Page 28

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Mr. Maynard. 4.3.35.

Mr.

Mr.

Gent.

Mr. Parkinson.

Sir G. Tomlinson

Sir C. Bottomley.

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+/5.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

53545/35. Hong Kong.

Sir,

Parly. U.S. of S.

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Downing Street.

-7

March, 1935.

HONG YONG.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

(2)

CONFIDENTIAL. (2

GOVERNOR.

FURTHER ACTION.

Coley to the hilus on

Mr. King's file, tare

pated.

(1)

I have etc., to acknowledge the

receipt of your Confidential despatch of

the 2nd of January, and to inform you

that I approve the appointment of Mr. T.H.

King, Deputy Inspector General of Police,

to the post of Inspector General of

Police rendered vacant by the retirement

of Mr. E.D.C. Wolfe, C.M.G., with salary

at the rate of £1,450 50 £1,600 per

and

annum free quarters.

2.

I have to point out, however,

that the normal practice in the Colonial

Service generally is that the salaries of

ata

Heads of Departments should be fixed rat

or an

Scal

rather than incremental The question

than/incremental

of introducing a fixed rate for this

post should, therefore, be considered

when