CO129-568-10 Government Marine Surveyors- petition for increase in salary 30-12-1937 - 6-11-1939 — Page 35

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Mr. Rogers

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XSir G. Tomlinson. x first. Moore

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J.Shuckburgh.

53712/1/38 Hong Kong.

1211

Downing Street,

35

July, 1938.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

Sir,

I have etc. to refer to

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HONG KONG

NO.

GOVERNOR.

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FURTHER ACTION.

Copy to Board of Trade.

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(1)

Mr. N.L. Smith's despatch No.768 of the

bony (w/o wash) B.T. ©

30th of December, 1937, regarding the

salaries of the Government Marine

Surveyors.

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despatch expressed that

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2. I agree with your view that

there are grounds for reconsideration of

the present salaries paid to Marine

Surveyors in Hong Kong, and the matter

has been fully discussed with the B. of

The Bound consider that

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In the first plaec I regret that I

must inform you that there is no

possibility of regarding Government

Marine Surveyors in the Colonies as

eligible for consideration in connection

with the appointments to higher posts

in

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