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local reasons or peculiar circumstances

pertaining to Hong Kong which would justify

such a differentiation, and of which I am

at present not aware. In this connection

reference

the enclosure

neo tof the

to your confidential (2) despatch of the

4th of April, 1938, from which it would

(1)

appear that it was intended originally that

there should be no differentiation in respect

of the salaries attaching to the posts of

Director of Medical Services, Director of

Public Works and Director of Education, and

that these salaries should in each case be

£1,600 per annum, with free quarters. I also use

world.

dnew youn

he-feet

that the Anomalies Committee made no recommendation

in their Report to the effect that the relative

status of these posts should in any way be

disturbed. In Kuse wiss it appea

it appears to me

3.

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I have therefore to request that,

the

before I agree to a salary which is eventually

to be attached to the post of Director of

Education in Hong Kong, I may be apprised

that to fix tee

the Direct

giducatiu

ut $1500

Dirbury of

would wimply

lons of staties which, having regard to the importance 9 education,

be unfortunate.

would

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

C. O.

Mr.