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Service of this Colony praying that be allowed to partici.
they may pate
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in the privilege of. change compensation.
I strongly deprecate
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the extension of the privilege to others than officers domi_
ciled in a
gold standard country, and I am therefore unable to support the prayer of the pe-
titioners.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
Witham Robinsy
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The Right Honourable
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The Secretary of State for the Colonies.
The Humble Petition of the undersigned East
Indian Clerks and Interpreters in the Civil
Service of the Colony of Hongkong
Humbly sheweth,
That Your Petitioners are Clerks and Interpreters
in the various Departments of the Civil Service of the
Colony of Hongkong and are domiciled in various parts of
British East India.
2.
That since 1893, owing to the great fall in
Exchange on India, Your Petitioners have suffered and
are still suffering pecuniarily in making remittances
to their relations and in purchasing locally or importing
stores from India.
3.
That Your Petitioners have likewise suffered and
are still suffering pecuniarily owing to the great rise
in the price of articles of food purchased locally and
in the great rise in house rents consequent upon the
great and continued fall in the value of the dollar.
4. That
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