had been at the time of their existence,
...
of
clearly explained,
I would desire further to draw attention to the following letter on the subject of Price Remittances, and to an extract of the terms on which application is made for the emolument of Constables in England.
"10440
Colonial Secretary's Office Hong Kong, June 1870.
"I am directed to inform you
"that a dispatch has been received from The Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies in which His Lordship, referring
"to the case of the Police as affected by the low rate of exchange than was
"with special regard to the case of those who were sent out in 1864, and
230 Hong Kong Police whose salaries appeared to have been inadvertently
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"expressed in sterling in their contracts,
"that His Lordship decided on allowing the servants of the Government to draw part
of their salaries at home under certain conditions at the par of 4/1⁄2, without
the cost of remittance, making them pay the cost
"and His Lordship will be happy to give special consideration to the application of any members of the Police Force who
"have been engaged at home.
Paragraph, A, of Captain Supt. of Police's minute 20. 6. 40 in Clo 1428
$40 a month or $480 a year
"say $45 a month
"is presumed to be equivalent to 2/00
which