4. I attach copies of extracts from Straits
Settlements and Federated Malay States General
Orders. From these it is clear that all.
officers on dollar salaries appointed since
the 1st August 1901 in the case of the
Straits Settlements, and since the 1st
January 1903 in the case of the Federated
Malay States, who draw sterling pensions, do
so at an "authorised rate". The relevant
passage in the "paper of particulars" used
at present in recruiting into the Malayan
Services runs as follows:-
(vi)
Currency. The currency of the Malayan
Union, Singapore and Brunei is based
on the Malayan dollar. All salaries are
fixed in dollars and are so paid while
officers are on service. For purposes
of paying salaries when on leave or
on pension after retirement dollars are
converted into sterling at the Government rate of exchange which is at present 2/4d to the dollar. This rate is liable
to alteration, but no change has taken
place since 1906.
(3) + (4)
It will be seen that this refers to the "Government rate of exchange" which I presume is the "authorised" rate referred to in both sets of General Orders. It will further be seen that leave salary as well as pension is covered.
5. It appears that both in the case of the Straits Settlements and of the Federated Malay
tates certain officers appointed before the
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