CO129-599-1 Salaries Commission 8-12-1947 - 22-12-1947 — Page 274

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TREASURY CHAMBERS,

GREAT GEORGE STREET,

LONDON, S.W.1

8th January, 1948.

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Dear Wallace,

Copies sent to Accts. o .D.22

May I refer to our telephone conversation of 29th December about the wording of paragraph 2(b) of your telegram 1976 to Hong Kong about the Salaries Commission proposals.

The addition of the words "with Dockyard authorities", as I have pointed out, in fact gives greater powers to the Colony than was our intention. One object is of course to prevent a 'see-saw' between Dockyard and Colonial pay and with this in mind we are taking up the question with the people here responsible for the Service Departments. But I do not think that at this stage H.K. should be given powers to alter rates of pay without reference to us. Perhaps therefore you would follow up the telegram with a suitable amendment, perhaps by the addition of the words "and with me" after Dockyard authorities.

W. I. J. Wallace, Esq., 0.B.E.,

Colonial Office.

Yours sincerely,

I PRance V

D. R. .