CO129-563-4 Cost of living bonus paid to locally employed staff by the Admiralty 10-7-1937 - 23-7-1937 — Page 4

0.0.

C. O.

Mr. Gent

Mr.

21

Mr.

53832/37 Hong Kong

S.0. for Mr. Cowell's signature.

21 /7/37.

Aw Man't

2

Downing Street,

23 July, 1937.

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Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

anoid 4.

Dear Smith,

I attach a copy of a semi-

official letter which has been sent to

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

N.L. SMITH, ESQ.,

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG.

us from the Treasury about certain

action which the Admiralty is contem-

plating for a change in their present

system of remuneration of the locally

engaged staff which they employ at Hong

Kong. The Treasury no doubt rightly

assume that the Colonial Government have

(1) with encl.

a good deal of experience and information

in these matters which may not be easily

available to the Admiralty's local

representatives, and we should be much

obliged if you could arrange for the

FURTHER ACTION.

Reens for

me to

unf. 14 Prester.

My

local naval authorities to be accorded

all assistance which may be useful to

them in the preparation and introduction

of their new scheme.

Yours sincerely,

(Szued) H. R. COWEL din

(*801-150) Wt. 13952—47

10,000 0/37 T.S.

695