TELEGRAM from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary
of State for the Colonies.
Dated 8th December 1926.
(Received Colonial Office 1.55.p.m. 8th December 1926).
208 by
13
-------
Your telegram 16th November. If sliding scale
153
忝
and
amended and extended as follows. Begins:- Exchange Over 2/4 and below / privilege rate dollars 11.80= £1 over 5d and below / dollar 12.10 over below / dollars 12.40 cost estimated at dollars ig
113,000 per annum when dollar below / relief afforded would be inadequate in the case of officers making remittances. At dollars 12.40 officer on £1200 per annum would receive only dollare 40 per month extra. If officers making remittances are provided for as pro- visionally approved, I do not consider that the extension of the sliding scale is necessary at present,