INWARD TELEGRAM
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES
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No. 1935 Secret and Personal.
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Your telegram No. 1936.
(154).
Salaries Commission. .
Following for Mayle.
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Begins.
Publication of Malayan Commission's Report,
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details of which appeared in yesterday's local press, makes it increasingly urgent for me to be able to make announcement before the end of the year. There is rising restiveness emongst the garricos generally Additional cost, which strike might occasion, is illustrated by increase boVR Commission recommendation referred to in paragraph 5 of my
Absence of a decision is also seriously impeding preparation of 1948-49 Estimates, Other charges are complete but without personal emoluments figure 16 is impossible to complete the picture. I am apprehensive of the results if the Department are ordered to include personal emoluments at existing Fates. Local · printing facilities are poor and work is slow.
Unless very early decision on personal emolumente is reached it will not be possible to complete the Draft Estimates before the end of the financial year a
(146) telegram No.1876 dad in my savingram No.86.
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I am very appreciative of all the efforte that have been made for getting an early decision, but you will realise that local position is becoming more difficult to hold. Enda
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