permitted to
·
earry
a carbine
without
Para. 5. The statement herein made is absolutely untrue. ~ Even the 8th grade constable can
• still easily remit #4 or 5 per mensem out of his pay any privation unless it be a curtailment of his liquor. Para. 6. The rates given may
not be correct, but for an Indian peasant to talk "Fowls" being an article. cessity is as much as
or may
of
of
нем
if d
were to demand an increase on account of the dear
・of pay
ness of Champagne de Foie Gras.
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and Pâté
Para. 7. This may be perfectly
correct but the fact remains
· that the Indian soldier is well
:
Jed
meusem.
esses of
Eu
on $4.50 per Paras. 10+12! The cases ropeans and Indians are not
parallel.
C
250
parallel. The dollar expressed
in sterling has lost more than 50% of its value, expressed in Indian currency barely 15%.
Tomy
mind the only real grievances
Paras. 9+11.
are
expressed in
Men married to Indian. women (and unless Christians themselves they cannot possibly be married to any
any other) should I think be either granted quarters,
or
lodging allowance in lieu. While as
regards Para. 11 it does not seem reasonable that the Chinese policeman should be paid
as much or more than the Indian.
The obvious remedy for this
grievance is however not an to the Indian, increase of pay
but a decrease in the pay of
the Chinese.
The