CO129-569-7 Revision of salaries 6-7-1938 - 11-10-1938 — Page 33

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

• (*2643-150) Wt. 16318-94 15,000 7/38 T.S. 695 (*3070-150) Wt. 26563-2 20,000 10/38 T.S. 695

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Mr.

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resident service. I accept the view that

the extra cost of living bears less heavily

ti

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir H. Moore.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

for the payment of a

cost of living" bones

prave kids want innor indosion of salaries.

FURTHER ACTION.

on officers in receipt of higher salaries,

dispord

oraind

and I am inclined to the opinion that the

und.

grant best course to adopt might be to allow a

certain percentage of salary on the first

eamed

amount of permangad income, a smaller

percentage on the next equal amount, and a

minimum percentage on the balance, subject

to a maximum amount on which allowance is

payable, the percentages to be so arranged

that no officer receives more salary and

allowance than his first senior officer

and chur this above the time-scale. This was the germ

mading

of the scheme adopted in the Home Civil

Service

a

I emelte in the appended table an attempt

for Alve., Medical then, at aktiivs

hus been made to show the effect of granting

a residential allowance of 10% of the first

£400, 5% of the next £400, and 21% of the

next £400; no allowance would be payable

on any part of salary in excess of £1,200,

La salary of

and an officer in receipt of £1,300 or more

would get no allowance at all.

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