To the Editor of the "Norta-Cama Dairy News."
Sir,—It seems to be commonly held that as the Municipal Council have it in their power to put into effect the recommendations of the Salaries Commission they may even now be contemplating doing so without again approaching the ratepayers.
'As one amongst the great number who voted against the Council's amendment to Resolution No. 6 at the Inst annual ratepayers' meeting I would like to express the hope that the Council will not act on their prerogative in this matter as 1 am firmly convinced that it would be against the wish and interests of the majority of the community.
I in common with many others voted against the amendment be cause we felt that the recommendations of the Commission included increases to a great number who are already well paid for the services required of them. Nor did we feel that we had sufficient knowledge about the pay of the rank and file to warrant us voting a large increase in the permanent charges on the community ata time when conditions here in common with communities the world over demand reductions in expenses rather than increases and the exercise of the most rigid economy, until the revival of trade and commerce, relief from the present high cost of living and a return 10 pre-war prosperity result in relieving the financial exhaustion which everywhere exists. We also felt that before we could be in a position to judge fairly of the merits of the Commissions recommendations a complete list of municipal salaries with allowances granted to each should be published, and every effort should be made to meet any increases found to be necessary by internal economies which, it is widely held could be made without loss of efficiency or undue strain, I am, etc., Ratepayver.
Shanghai, May 16, 192).
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