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legal position, however, is quite
clear.
The pension is granted in
H.M.G. in the commonwealth of Australia,)
sterling and the ustma
who are merely paying agents are
under an obligation to pay out
the equivalent amount in australian
H.MGm the Commmmalth & Mistratia
currency. The
et. recognise
malling the
this and the machinery for d
appropriate prey sents
the m
exchatte in the most
ender discussin`
convenient way is at present being
discussed be
VITU
Ireasury und
[swold prefer to
put it like this. He ря proposal is to pay the pensions in bustration curry porn from pound & this pay
quantu
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addit mal anrant ô balance the
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may be found impossible to extend
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the arrangements made for payment
of pensions to the payment of
leave salaries, in which case other
arrangements would have to be made.
I have, etc.
(Signed) J. H. THOMAS