28.
opinion
that
some substantial
relief should be affordeds. (ne of
them considered that there should
salariesto
of val
be a general increase the extent of 25 per cent, and the lowest addition suggested was 20
por cent.
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from $480 6. $540 and the privilege of remitting at par
withdrawn, I asked for a Return,
showing the result of allowing the
third of
to remit one--
salaries at the rate
which
Was
[note. To show by
a
concrete example
year of
how the lose in exchange affects
salaries, Imay
Mention that,
on-
the
their
of cxolionge
cchange.
of the
ave rage
nate
their appointment. The Return showed that if men,
enlisted in 1879, when acchange
the Members of the Police Force asking for an insercase in
consequence of the loss they oustin
since their salaries were increased
from
0
WVA I
3/8, somitted ($180(the third
of their $540) the equivalent in
slating
#7
would be. £33 0.0;
at 3/4 in 1882,
.
32-12-6;
at