CO129-173 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [1-3] — Page 70

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1

67

Suns

Wo

receive

such

certain prescribed limits orders on the Crown Agents for

they might require for remittances home, I beg vary respectfully to urge upon Your Lordship an early consideration of the subject as exchange has already fallen to a rate which is ruinous to public Officers,

and their prospects

are even worse - the

present rate of a eight dollar bill being 3/10d with every probability of a permanent fall to 3/9

2.

My attention has been particularly directed to the subject by the report of the Captain Superintendent of Police

in which he

adverts to the great hardship

entailed upon

the men enlisted

at home who, although promised

fixed Sterling amounts payable

in

dollars at 4/2, find themselves

unable to remit their

savings

save at 3/10d which is not only injustice to them but disadvantageous to the service, destroying

that

incentive to

economy

which would

be caused

by ability to count

every shilling which could be saved for future maintenance at home. A failure in carrying out

the

engagement may also be

detrimental to future enlistments, and, therefore, I beg to suggest...

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1 67 Suns Wo receive such certain prescribed limits orders on the Crown Agents for they might require for remittances home, I beg vary respectfully to urge upon Your Lordship an early consideration of the subject as exchange has already fallen to a rate which is ruinous to public Officers, and their prospects are even worse - the present rate of a eight dollar bill being 3/10d with every probability of a permanent fall to 3/9 2. My attention has been particularly directed to the subject by the report of the Captain Superintendent of Police in which he adverts to the great hardship entailed upon the men enlisted at home who, although promised fixed Sterling amounts payable in dollars at 4/2, find themselves unable to remit their savings save at 3/10d which is not only injustice to them but disadvantageous to the service, destroying that incentive to economy which would be caused by ability to count every shilling which could be saved for future maintenance at home. A failure in carrying out the engagement may also be detrimental to future enlistments, and, therefore, I beg to suggest...
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1 67 Suns Wo receive such certain prescribed limito orders on the Ornon Agents for they might require for remittances home, I bey vary in respectfully to urge upon You Lordlife on early consideration of the subijed as evchange have has already fallow to a rate which is & ruiners to public Officers, prospects and the are even-wise) - the present rate of a eight bill being 3/108 with every probability of a permanent fall to /% 2. Myy attention has been particularly directed to the eubject by the report of the Captam Inperintendent of Police Police in which be adverts to the great hardship entailed. upon The men enlisted at home who, although promised fived Sterling amounts payable in dollow at 4/2, find themselves unable to remit their Savings an save at 3/10 which is not mly injustice to them but disadvantages to the service, destraying that incentive to be caused economy which would by ability to count every chilling which could be I caved for future maintenance at have. A failure in camping ont home The also be engagement may detrimental to future enlistments, and, therefore, I beg to engget
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1

67

Suns

Wo

receive

such

certain prescribed limito orders on the Ornon Agents for

they might require for remittances home, I bey vary in respectfully to urge upon You Lordlife on early consideration of the subijed as evchange have has already fallow to a rate which is & ruiners to public Officers,

prospects

and the

are even-wise) - the

present rate of a eight bill being 3/108 with every probability of a permanent fall to /%

2.

Myy attention has been particularly directed to the eubject by the report of the Captam Inperintendent of Police

Police in which be

adverts to the great hardship

entailed.

upon

The

men enlisted

at home who, although promised

fived Sterling amounts payable

in

dollow at 4/2, find themselves

unable to remit their

Savings

an

save at 3/10 which is not mly injustice to them but disadvantages to the service, destraying

that

incentive to

be caused

economy

which would

by ability to count

every chilling which could be I caved for future maintenance at have. A failure in camping ont

home

The

also be

engagement may detrimental to future enlistments, and, therefore, I beg to engget

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