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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1930.

HIGH COST OF LIVING.

the Government service in receipt of sterling salaries on account of the drop in the exchange value of the dollar, I hope I may be per- mitted to say a few words. Were to remain silent on the occasion of a public debate by the Unofficial members of the Council on this question, my silence may lead to a wrong interpretation 'being put on this PLEA FOR DOLLAR MEN my attitude in regard to

matter.

FINANCE COMMITTEE DEBATES VOTE OF $377,400.

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I may say at the outset that this The Finance Committee of the

was dis- Legislative Council at a meeting all-important question held yesterday, presided over by cussed in the first instance by Un- the Colonial Secretary (Hon. Mr. official members within closed doors. E. R. Hallifax, C.M.G.), debated at This secret method of conducting some length a vote for $377,400 public business in which large sums for high cost of living allowance. of public money are concerned does It was explained in the Message not commend my admiration, and I that the scheme of percentage desire thus publicly to condemn it, increase on existing sterling When all is said and done, Un- salaries which was brought into official members of this Council are force in 1928 did not contemplate but the representatives of the com- a fall in the dollar below 18. 9d. munity. As such, they are respon- The Secretary of State has sible to the community for the ex- approved of the continuation of penditure of public money which, this concession down to exchange after all, comes out of the pocket of 18, 6d. as from January 1. of the ratepayers. The people who Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton Sir, find the money to meet public ex- I desire to move an amendment to penditure are entitled to know upon Item 41. The amendment is: what grounds their representatives have decided to vote for or against the sanctioning of any sum in res- pect of any specific vote..

"That a sum of $188,700 be voted under Item 41 for the period 1st January, 1930, to the 30th June, 1930, as a temporary measure and subject to any de cision which may be arrived at in regard to the recommendations of the Commission upon Civil Servants' salaries."

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In this particular instance of the high cost of living allowance, a very important principle is in- volved. It is the principle of dif- ferentiation between the sterling- paid servants of the Government hence of the ratepayers-and the receive their same servants who salaries in dollars.

The latter part of the first paragraph of the item reads: "A vote is therefore requested for $377,400 the estimated excess on Prima facie the Unofficial memn- this item for the whole year on the bers, in consenting to the payment assumption that the value of the of this additional increase of dollar remains at 18. 6d." This $377,400 in the dollar equivalent of of the matter was referred to the Un- the sterling-paid branch

old official members of the Legislative Civil Service based on the Council at a meeting at which Sir scheme of percentage increase that Henry Pollock was Chairman and had received the sanction of the a decision was come to which is Secretary of State for the Colonies. contained in Sir Henry Pollock's and brought into force in 1928- letter to you, Sir, dated 26th might be assumed to have ignored March. It is intended that that the claims, of the dollar-paid em- recommendation should be a tem- ployees of Government to any com- the de- porary measure and should be en-pensation by reason of forced only pending the considera-preciated dollar.

Concerning

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WELL-COOKED FOOD.

The loss of weight by cooking (no matter what fuel is used) is a matter of the extent to which the food is cooked,

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Food loses weight during the process of cooking because a cortain amount of water evaporates from it. Some water must be lost whatever the source of heat employed. The joint that is well done will naturally have lost more water than the underdone joint. No "saving of meat" can be effected, except at the expense of the proper cooking of the food.

In a small enclosed oven with little or no ventilation the food becomes soggy and does not brown well because the air in the oven is over-charged-with moisture. A joint properly cooked in a gas cooker, which is, of coures, provided with an aven outlet for escape of moisture, has the apetising brown exterior of the old-fashioned roast, while in addition the essential nourishment is retained within it.

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tion and decisions in reference to My unofficial colleagues will the Salaries Commission. Sir speak for themselves, as some have Henry Pollock's letter reads: "And already done. So far as I am per-' should be subject to any decision sonally concerned, Sir, I would like which may be arrived at in regard to make my attitude perfectly clear to the recommendations of the Com- so as to remove the possibility of den and sharp fall in the dollar behalf of the clerical and other entitled to the greatest respect, mission on Civil Servants' salaries." any misunderstanding of any bias value. To deny this, is a deliberate subordinate departments of the cited the case of America as one for Hongkong to follow. His Ex- Under

those circumstances, Sir, on my part in favour of one section and a hopeless attempt to refuse service.

Quite recently the theory of the cellency was loudly applauded on firstly, the recommendation is tem-of the public servants of this admission of facts that are patent

to even the least initiated in the standard of living has been brought that occasion. The auditorium was porary to bridge over a period, and, Colony as against the other.

vagaries of exchange fluctuations up in order to support the argu- either sincere in Its applause of Recondly, it is only until the recom-

and their influence or living costs ment against consideration of the Sir Cecil Clement's speech at the mendations of the Commission were

local men. This argument was put time or, then, the spokesmen for the considered. I therefore am of

in this Colony. opinion that a vote for the whole year is unnecessary and I therefore move that the vote be for the half year only.....

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The Dollar-Paid Man. Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall-I beg to second the amendment. I think that an amount sufficient to cover the necessary disbursements up to the end of June is all that should be voted for the present. As point- ed out by the Hon. Mr. Shenton, the Finance Committee recommend- ed this extra concession as a tem- porary measure pending the con- ideration of the report of the Salaries' Commission by the Legislative Council. As a matter of fact it la so stated in the Message before us. By the end of June the general question of salaries should be disposed of. If by that time it be considered neces- sary to continue the concession be yond June, it would not be difficult to have a second supplementary voto taken.

I should like to add that in agree- ing to this concession, the Chinese members of Council explicitly re- served to themselves the right of representing the case of the local men for an increase, in their salaries by reason of the rise in the cost of Hving brought about by the fall in the value of the dollar. We con- sider it proper to state it here publicly that as soon as we have given due consideration to the matter, we will ask the Government to extend to the officers in receipt of dollar salaries some amelioration in their emolument with retro- spective effect as in the case of of- ficera on sterling salaries.

Hon. Mr. Braga's Views, Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga-Sir, On this vote of the rather large sum of $877,400 to compensate officers in

All Classes Hit.

In the whole course of the private

I have been given to understand forward on behalf of the Chamber Chamber of Commerce have since discussions, I have taken the un- equivocal attitude that, if sterling that on a similar basis of compen-of Commerce. I have a perfect undergone a complete change of men in the public service have been sation It requires $300,000 to pro recollection of the occasion, not so opinion on the question of Hong- hit by the depreciated dollar, eo vide the full allowance for the long ago, when Sir Cecil Clementi kong's living standard. On this have the men in the humbler though dollar-paid branch of the Civil Ser-spoke at a public meeting of the volte face the public can be left to ~ no less indispensable branches of vice. The amount is less than we very same Chamber of Commerce form its own judgment. the service been affected as re are now called upon to vote. On a advocating a standard of living that gards higher living costs in the commuted basis even less than would conduce to the greater pros

will be required. I perity of and happinces in, this Colony. The extent, however, is $300,000 one of varying degree only. None earnestly trust the Government will Colony. Our late Governor, whose escape the blow dealt by the sud- see the force of the argument on views and considered opinions are

An Open Policy.

My reason for bringing in the Chamber of Commerce in my re- (Continued on Page 11.)

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