Specified in it: Two requested
Had a certain sum in starling might be paid to their families in this country. Afforded no ground for mistake!
The two others, one asked that his salary might be paid to his family. And one specified the same $20 mensem for Heese for offices.
When they were unfortunately not called upon to state the amount to be paid, their case was left there for more...
247 in sterling: comes greatly when the time for payment arrived, the dollars were converted into sterling at the lowest rate at which payments are made at the Crown Agent's office on account of the Government of the Straits Settlements: viz 4/- to dollars. I need not point out how much that the difference between this and the market rate might easily