value
of the re
ration
theat
they
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to receive. A "dollar" cane
convey
to the
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unles
they
are Fold
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the dollar being
then out about
the Govern cent par of exchange, four
shillings
and two
two pence,
tro
difficulty
what its nominal equivalent in England is, they will oven thou find that it purchases for bes than its nominal equivalent would in
Britain. It is not pleasant, been the case more than once,
Great
as has
for
the
recruiting officer to be told by the
meu
on arrival that they have been Seceived as to the value of their pay. It has required considerable management to smooth down their complaints.
When the Hongkong Government först commenced to obtain Constables from Great Britain in 1871 the intention
evas that the pay should be equivalent to one hundred ponvide a year each
· arose. Hiere has since been no
but on the contrary
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redicction
upward
tendency, in the amount of wages paid to Houc Police Forces, hence I fail to see
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cau
grounds for supposing that efficient
be obtained for less. So for therefore from being
7.
able to concur
in any suggestion that recruits from England should be offered #400 month only, Iway mention that my being called upon for a report
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watter hav
only anticipated by a few daysage,
a.
letter that I
d to write
purposed
to the effect that I calculate that
lowards the end
of the
year
there will
be