Apparently viz. £33.7.9; but it was intended by the arrangement that she should receive her pay while in India at the current rate of Exchange.
2. That would have been the strict rule if she had been on leave in India, but in this case (as she volunteered for specially irksome foreign service & as she has already been paid at the higher rate) I do not propose to demand any refund, & I would simply accept the facts sub silentio. Instruct the Agents to pay to India (out of Office funds / sending them the Receivable Order) the sum £33.7.9 in respect of Miss McIntosh's half pay from 1st March to 14th July last.
8.0. & Governor, by sending them copy of this letter to agents in L.7. Aug. 14/12 C.PL.14 at once.
A. It is requested that in any further communication on this subject the under-mentioned paper may be quoted, and the reply addressed to-
The Under Secretary of State for India, India Office, Whitehall, DS.3165,
India Office, Whitehall, London, S.W., 10th December 1897.
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With reference to Mr. Bramston's letter of the 27th February last, I am directed by the Secretary of State for India to forward copy of a letter which has been received from the Government of Bombay regarding the amount payable by the Hongkong Government on account of the half salary of Nurse McIntosh whose services were recently placed at the disposal of the Government of Bombay.
I am to request that the sum of £33.7.9 may be placed to the credit of this Department by the enclosed receivable order.
I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient Servant,
C. E. Bernard
The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office.
Y 2014/8 rms.11/97. I. 1833.
Secretary, Revenue & Statistics Department.
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