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No. binson 2978
Date. 1896 30 Dec.
Last previous Paper. No. trong trong 2394
(Subject.) Memorial of C.0 2394 RECCC S. Barff. as to pension rate of dollar.
Jowar the (Minutes.) Ausd 30:4 Feb 7 Lord Selborna of
Mr Barff is resident in Japan, the currency of which country is a silver one. He accordingly gets his pension at the current rate of Exchange instead of a fixed rate to which he would be entitled if settled in the United Kingdom. In this memorial he complains as to this and requests you to cause her to be informed that Mr Chamberlain has received his petition and regrets that his case is an exception to the general rule which is that 'where an Officer to whom a pension is payable is resident in a place in which the currency is based on a silver standard, as in Japan, he shall be only entitled to receive his pension through the Crown Agents at the current rate of Exchange'. [See Draft to P. Agents 23642]
* &1 (78) ~73025-3000-0-95 Yes. 11456 For 18145 shows that Writing T.C.M. 1/2/97. to Mr Bramston prior 90
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