CO129-569-7 Revision of salaries 6-7-1938 - 11-10-1938 — Page 72

The Honourable

The Director of Public Works.

Sir,

Public Works Department,

Hong Kong.

25th February, 1938.

We, the undersigned Engineers and Executive Engineers

of the Public Works Department beg to thank you for conveying

to us the contents of a recent circular from Government to

Heads of Departments concerning proposals which if carried out

would affect our future, particularly with respect to remuneration

and pensions.

2. Interpretation.

These proposals, taken in conjunction with the recent

amendment to G. U. 90, viz. the addition thereto of paragraph 5(d) are interpreted to mean that the scales given in General

Orders in Appendix VI and which are commonly known as the West

african Scales, would be applied to officers of this Department

at present on the existing scales, both on promotion and when

acting in a senior post.

3. Comparison of Scales.

We have examined the new scales and have prepared the

graphs and tables given in the appendices attached to show the

divergencies between the proposed and existing scales.

Appendix I is a graph showing the nett salaries

receivable by Engineers, Executive Engineers and assistant

Directors of Public Works, buth in the Colony and on leave,

under the existing and proposed scales.

appendix II is a graph showing the pensionable

emoluments of the same officers under the existing and proposed

scales.

appendix III gives full details of the foregoing

salaries and pensionable emoluments from which appendices I and

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