CO129-558-3 Levy on Salaries- petition from Chinese Civil Servants 3-1-1936 - 19-12-1936 — Page 262

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the scheme, generally speaking, adjusts the burden fairly among the different classes of the Government service. The one class which feels the burden most severely

is that of sterling paid officers who, while resident in the

Colony, are obliged for family or other reasons to make

remittances in sterling. These officers receive their reduced salaries in dollars at 18/6d and unless they have

made forward contracts are obliged to remit at the current rate of exchange which at present is about 18/33. The

case of these officers is at present receiving my careful

consideration to ascertain what, if any, relief can equitably

be given.

5.

A petition addressed to you has been received

from a large number of Government servants. The petition

will be forwarded to you with my observations as soon as it

has been found possible to consider the many points raised

therein.

6.

I take this opportunity to refer to paragraph 3

of your air-mail despatch No.525 of 23rd December, 1935, and

to inform you that the possibility of reducing salary scales

for new entrants to the Government service will be kept

carefully in mind.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble servant,

Caldecor

Governor, &c.