Enclosure 2.
Members of the Force enlisted
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under the existing system will only be included in this
proposal with their own consent, but it will be applicable
to all enlisted after Your Lordship's concurrence (ir
given) has been received. I anticipate that under the
system I propose the remittances will be sufficient for
the support of the men's families and relatives. I pro-
-pose that this half-yearly payment shall be called a
"remittances allowance", and as such it will not enhance
pensions.
A table shewing at the average
rate of exchange at which remittances have been made during
the past 5 years, what the monthly gain in each rank has
been, is attached.
The grant of this new privilege
should be conditional on the Indian Police submitting to a
deduction of $8 per mensem as a minimum to defray the cost
of their rations, for it is found that without a compulsory
ration system men are apt to so under-feed themselves in
order to save up money, that they are unfit to properly
perform their duties.
8.
Before Your Lordship arrives at a
decision on the above recommendations, I have to suggest
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that