CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 235

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receives $2,500 per annum with a House and table, and the demand which the entire change in the System of carrying on Trade has already caused for Assistants and Clerks, and is likely renders it no to continue to cause, longer a matter of surprise but absolute necessity to place the Servants of Government to on a liberal scale.

Should it be found hereafter possible to procure qualified persons willing to serve at lower rates, it will of course be the duty of the Chief Superintendent to reduce the expense; but although I make this remark, I do not anticipate anything of the kind. On the contrary, the influx of foreigners will have a direct tendency to increase the expense of living and the cost of every article of life and consumption beyond what is at present the case; and China is by far the most expensive Country I have ever resided in. Dollars here as compared hardly equal to Pence, and with reference to England certainly inferior to Shillings, an assertion which I advance from my positive personal Knowledge and experience

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it 233 receives $2,500 per annum with a House and table, and the demand which the entire change in the System of carrying on Trade has already caused for Assistants and Clerks, and is likely renders it no to continue to cause, longer a matter of surprise but absolute necessity to place the Servants of Government to on a liberal scale. Should it be found hereafter possible to procure qualified persons willing to serve at lower rates, it will of course be the duty of the Chief Superintendent to reduce the expense; but although I make this remark, I do not anticipate anything of the kind. On the contrary, the influx of foreigners will have a direct tendency to increase the expense of living and the cost of every article of life and consumption beyond what is at present the case; and China is by far the most expensive Country I have ever resided in. Dollars here as compared hardly equal to Pence, and with reference to England certainly inferior to Shillings, an assertion which I advance from my positive personal Knowledge and experience I am of opinion that it will be indispensably

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i t 233 receives $2,500 per annum with a House and table, and the demand which the entire change in the System of carrying on Trader has already caused for Afistents and Cloaks, and is likely renders it no to continue to cause, longer a matter of chrise but absolute_ rempity place the Servants of Government to on liberal Seale. Should it be found hereafter possible to procure_ qualified persons willing to sove at lower rates, it will of course be the duty of the thief Superintendent to reduce the expense; but although I make this remark, I do not anticipate any thing thing of the Kind. on the contrary, the influx of foreigners will have an to increase the expense direst tend tendency of living and the cost of every article. oflife and consumption beyond what is at present the case; and China by far the most is even to India now are expensive Country I have ever + resided in ._ Dollars here as compared hardly equal to Papers, and with reference to England certainly inferion to Shillings, an assertion. which I advance from my positive personal Knowledge and experience am In addition to the Salaries, I of opinion that it will be indispensably

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233

receives $2,500 per

annum with a House

and table, and the demand which the

entire change in the System of

carrying

Trader has already caused for Afistents and Cloaks,

and is

likely

renders it no

to continue to cause,

longer

a matter

of chrise but absolute_ rempity

place the Servants of Government

liberal Seale.

Should it be found hereafter possible to procure_ qualified persons willing to sove at lower rates, it will of

course be the duty of the thief Superintendent to reduce the expense; but although I make this remark, I do not anticipate any thing

thing of the Kind. on the contrary, the influx of foreigners will have an

to increase the expense

direst tend

tendency

of living and the cost of every article. oflife and consumption beyond what is at present the case; and China

by far the most

is even

to India

now

are

expensive Country I have ever + resided in ._ Dollars here as compared hardly equal to Papers, and with reference to England certainly inferion to Shillings, an assertion. which I advance from my positive personal Knowledge and experience

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