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recommendations in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Governor's
despatch;
rets
that the Secretary of State regards that he
conditions of
is unable to agree that the iron ko orrsgrets in
are
the petitioners' service in Hong Kong inferior to
the level established in comparable Colonial Service
thank elsewhere or in the matter of initial salary officers
of the Education Department are in any way at a
disadvantage in comparison with their colleagues in
the Public Service of Hong Kong or those in the Colonial Education Service who are the appombed
to other Dependencies.
In No. 6 the Governor submits
recommendations for the purpose of meeting the needs
of the Harbour Master, the Deputy Harbour Master and
the Assistant Harbour Master. The requests from
these officers have not been addressed by way of a
petition to the Secretary of State and from the
Governor's explanation of the circumstances there seems
to be no doubt that his recommendations are fully
justified.
I suggest, therefore, that the Secretary
with
of State should content himself -approve the
ppr
vingt
increased emoluments with effect from the 1st of
January next year.
which who a
In 53712/1 a petition from the Marine
Surveyors has been under consideration and certain
hossible alternatim Suggestions with a view to the position of the se
To the Colonial Gort; von
von proposals.
been
made
officers being made/
improving
เ The Governor has now replied
expressing preference for the Hong Kong method of
Oui de
grading remuneration in this instance as against those
alternatives which were suggested from here on the
advice of the C.S.D. after discussion with the Board
and
of Trade, unless there is any strong reason for
preferring
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