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has in recent years appreciated respect of the amount of
in res
certain commodities which
...
a
given amount of gold will
but that factor
purchase;
is
much
very mu
very
mort
than
counterbalanced by the other
considerations mentioned
in my memorial of January 20th 1894, forwarded with confidential despatch of Janu- 22nd. Thus, for example,
any
...
if the
item
single difference of the
of the
the necessary
sary cost
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...
cost of house rent be taken into account, I am
a
am now
sustaining
comparative loss in respect thereof and of the depreciation of silver; of about 25
per cent
compared with the salary which I drew 18 years ago.
5.
As stated in
my speech,
the hardship consequent on the
...
House rent is notoriously heavy in Hongkong so much so that Cadets and passed Cadets are
granted house allowance, a concession which does not obtain in Ceylon - and is of importance, generally, in considering the position of the Civil
servants in this Colony.