& Exchange Compensation & have been refused: though To the last paper Is Johnson muüuted to the
materially
effect that if the cost of living had me
I am left under the impressedon that
198
Salaries formerly paid to these Pararehus
must
gove up a
CALL
maght
be made at
for addressing
their pay.
J
am
made
afact I do not think such
a cau i
out. Mr Sercombe Smith in the encloud
Memorandum
has
gove carefully into the caser
of
all
there me
9 while
he allows the
Jimm
astia
Caver
increases should be given, he appears
to show conclusively that there is
Lo
care we de
have been considerably two high. It
may be noticed
that most of there
drawing Salaries 25. a higher than those
re con tendect
by the Retrenchment Committan
some employers of Eurasian
in 1894: & moreover though labour have given their employe's increases, this has not been the rule I doubt too
Eurandar
the care
of
the
shing
F
thand-of
in the South Houghing is so
aut for
G
general
increase of
culty
in refrening is due to the
Salaries. The diffi- the fact that
have only
last
year granted
a
10p. anchare
trone in the Stimits. The tables
gwew in this paper
as compared with those conluummed in 23172
to show that the chief necessaries in
necatsaries in Hongkong
SCRIL
brauch
of
the
L
of Salay to the corresponding
Scruze ű the Shawls Setts; and it seelus moreover
to adult that the cost
писаногу
of living in Hongkong has greatly increased during the leat few years. After reading the Acting Col: Sec's mainta
4 may of the
Hongkong Salaries & Strate
pivew
in the lacks
to this despatch I those of the corresponding Straite
have not
gone up so
Should doubt seurati
much
AL/
in the Strmits. I
being
so
expensive in Haughing.
as in the Strite what is
Chin
so much further frozen
Moreover the following comparisons between th