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Mr Sholton Hooper:-
What date are you speaking of 7
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Two years ago in December.
Just legen in
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Do you remember about that time what the exchange was
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I could not tell you.
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I will put it another way. Do you happen to remembér
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how many dollars you drew that month?
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I could not tell you, I am sorry. About $330, I should imagine.
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Now then, how many dollars were the new men taken on
at, that you have just said were paid in dollars and
not in sterling ↑ How many dollars would they be
getting that month?
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About $345 or $350.
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Do you get exchange compensation ?
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I do.
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Did you take that into account when you said $320 ?
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I did. And then they took a man on locally and paid
him $25 a month more than me.
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In that case, can you give us the name ?
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The Chairman: -
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L. E. Brett. He was appointed a Senior Inspector.
Brett as Senior Inspector gets $1,800 a year, rising to $2,040, and he gets quarters. Do you get quarters, Mr Lyon?
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No, Sir. He gets $360. It is all included in the matter of salary.
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He gets $2,040 as a maximum and then it is paid all
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at 3/-, and it is converted back to dollars so that at
the present rate of exchange, he gets about $300 a
month.
Red hold them that
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not worth it, I can go. I have said this a long time, and I am rather glad I have got the chance of coming before you gentlemen. Had I not got extra money for Chinese, I have been laying into Chinese for a long
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