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owing to one alteration in the rate of exchange is really are a known.
obtaining
6. The difficulties attending the obtaining of recruits (vide letter 13 165/798 of 1882 from the Crown Agents, already on record in this office) "The slackness which has occurred in obtaining the men has been caused by sending them, and I would suggest that on any future occasion the Colony should require a large number of men to be sent from this country that some member of the Local Force should be entrusted with the duty of recruiting them." and I cannot view without apprehension the effect on the future of the European branch of this Force, should a difficulty now be thrown in the way of the men remitting to England a portion of their pay at the rate at which it is paid to them by Government; especially so long as that rate remains, as it now is, more than twelve per cent above the value of the sum paid.
(82) Am Deane
Capt. Euph of Brine.