of the face will be given clearly to understand that they will
ln no case
privilege
be allowed the
$ . I am far from wishing
to
impair the position of any
branch of the
service,
but I
consider that where the terms
are considered too low, simpler, more
it is
more satisfactory
and productive of less trouble
and
misunderstanding
bad
or
to the pay directly allowances of offices, than
to allow them to make
an indirect profit out of government by remitting
at an
artificial rate of
See & of petition
exchange
-5. Similar difficulties
have arisen in
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Hong Kong
has
the Lieutenant governor
forwarded a petition from the
15. Constables recently engaged
for the police force of that colony
requesting
to be allowed to
the
remit at that rate
84/2.
I enclose an extract
from this petition in which
the petitioners state that
they
were
led by Mr
Inspector Hogge to