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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH AUGUST, 1881.

4. Having regard to the nature and amount of their work, and to the scale by which similar officers in the other Departments are paid, I am of opinion that the Police clerks should have their salaries increased, and I shall be glad if Your Lordship will give me your sanction to the following increase of payment, namely:---

First Clerk,....

Second Clerk,

Third Clerk,.

Fourth Clerk,

Fifth Clerk,

............from $1,440.00 to $1,920.00 a year.

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960.00 1,200.00

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600.00

960.00

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360.00

93

300.00

720.00 480.00

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5. I need hardly say that in this, as in every other Department of the public service, I would make no distinction of race in the appointment of clerks, being guided solely by the fitness of the can- didates, and promoting them according to seniority and merit, but bearing in mind the instructions given by the Secretary of State in despatch No. 8 of 28th of April, 1855, as to a knowledge of Chinese being considered in all applications for an increase of salary.

I have, &c.,

The Right Honourable

THE EARL OF KIMBERLEY,

Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies,

&c.,.

&c.,

&c.

J. POPE HENNESSY,

Governor.

HONGKONG, No, 78.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF KIMBERLEY TO Governor SIR JOHN POPE HENNESSY, K.C.M.G.

DOWNING STREET,

5th July, 1881.

SIR,-I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 57 of the 5th of May last, regarding a proposed increase in the salaries of the clerks in the Police Department.

I am willing to sanction the increase specified by you to the salary of each of the clerks in the Police Office, and provision may be made in the Estimates for 1882 for these payments, which should date from the 1st of January next.

Governor SIR J. POPE HENNESSY, K.C.M.G.,

I have, &c.,

KIMBERLEY.

&c.,

&c.,

&c.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 302.

The following Minute by the Governor is re-published for general information.

By His Excellency's Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th August, 1881.

MINUTE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

M. S. TONNOCHY,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

As a general rule, all appointments at my disposal in the Civil Service of this Colony will be given by a system of Competitive Examinations, similar to that which is established for the Civil Service of the United Kingdom by Her Majesty's Order in Council of the 4th of June, 1870.

Any young man in the Colony can compete for such appointments.

Each Candidate must satisfy the Board of Examiners that I may from time to time nominate:-

1st. That he is within the limits of age prescribed for the situation or employment to which

he desires to be admitted;

2nd. That he is free from any physical defect or disease which would be likely to interfere

with the proper discharge of his duties;

3rd. That his character is such as to qualify him for such situation or employment; and 4th. That he possesses the requisite knowledge and ability to enter on the discharge of his

official duties.

(Signed)

J. POPE HENNESSY.

28th May, 1877.