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TREASURY CHAMBERS,
GREAT GEORGE STREET,
LONDON, S.W.1
Treasury Reference IF.272/187/04
15th March, 1948.
Copies sent to Accts. D.22
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Dear Wallace,
We spoke about the proposed emoluments of the Matron Grade I and the Principal Matron at Hong Kong, referred to in your letter of 20th February. I explained that the delay in replying to the points raised in your letter arose out of the necessity for securing the advice of the Ministry of Health.
As I told you we are anxious that the proposed basic salaries should be related, so far as is possible, to the approved scales for comparable posts in the U.K. As regards the Matron Grade I, I agreed that the proposed basic salary of £825 per annum was reasonable in the light of the fact that a deduction of one-seventh of salary would be made for rent (a deduction which I understand was not made in the U.K.).
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Turning to the Principal Matron, we feel that appropriate relation should be established between her basic sàlary and that which it is hoped will be paid to nursing officers under the R.H.B. i.e. about £820 per annum. On the other hand it seems clear that this post should carry a larger salary than that accorded to the Matron Grade I, by virtue of its greater responsibilities; we feel however that the increase proposed (£135 per annum) is on the high side, especially in relation to the comparable salary in the U.K. You undertook to consult further with your C.S.D. with a view to reducing it.
I shall look forward to receiving your recommendations in the near future.
W.I.J. Wallace, Esq., Colonial Office,
Yours sincerely,
Answered
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