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"half compensation", and in 1901 "double compensation",
were given to us. On both these occasions the ostensible
reason for the measure of relief was that the value of the
dollar had fallen. But the true reason can only be, that
the falling dollar had disturbed the conditions of living
to our detriment. Vad it been otherwise, had we been ubale
to shew, not only that the circumstances had changed být
also that the change had been prejudicial to us, we should
have been to-tally unable to establish a case.
5.
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Our present canditiam is no less serious;
while the fact that it is attended by a rising instead of
afalling dollar seems to prove, not that our difficulties
are imaginary, but that the price of silver is not the
sole factor to be considered in calculating the cost of
living.
6.
To determine the cost of living of so
heterogeneous a body as the Hongkong Civil Service, and
thence to deduce a fair rate of eriolument, would be a task
of great difficulty. It might be done thoroughly by a
Commission with unlimited time at its disposal: any such
thorough treatment is impossible for us. But as we feel
that facts alone and not theories can prove our case, We
have endeavoured to select two typical instances, and to hold good for them it will follow naturally that proportionate readjustment's deal with them in a concrete way. If our arguments should
be general throughout the service.
7.
In making our selection of typical cases we
were impressed by the fact, that the additional cost of a
married life is far heavier, in proportion to that of a
single man, here than at Home. It is unnecessary to labour
this point house-rent and steamer fares alone would
prove it. It seems inevitable therefore that our typical
cases should be married men. It followed that they should
also be men whose marriage could not have been considered
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