Man, you pay very big
price »
But even to the
general public The
The
People upon and Tradesmen have caught the shibboleth of the tourists, and of Army and Navy that ten dollars only mean one pound, a gratifying thought for those who are paid in gold - and
steadily
prices are
advancing, the result being seriously felt by various branches of the civil service of the Colony, as is shown
by the demands of the police, and presumably
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for
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consequence of the increased
cost of living.
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2.
In 1881 The salary
and allowances of the Governor of Hong Kong were at the then rate of Exchange £6000. Today The Salary, and
allowance,
including compensation
for Exchange
£4000
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tune Than
Barbados,
Expenses of
that
But The
The Governor are very
how
of Hong Kong different They living
were
to what
in 1881.
has become
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