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that the Police Force shall be entitled to claim from this Government order at exchange of the day for whatsoever portions of their pay they may desire to have stopped for remittance.

3.

The only difficulty in the matter is the trouble which will be entailed on the Crown Agents by many orders to the payment of many Police and the Public officers generally, and I would submit, therefore, whether it would not be expedient rather than troubling these Gentlemen to issue Bank orders here to Applicants for home remittances at exchange of the day, the rate being taken at the close of the year for the loss caused from time to time by the fluctuating exchanges.

4.

We already adopt this system in Postal and other Treasury remittances which, although provided for at 1/2, are paid at current exchange, and it appears to me to be the simplest and most feasible plan which can be adopted of enabling Public Servants generally to provide for the maintenance of their families at home, for family remittances, and for other personal purposes without ruinous losses in cases such as that of Mr. Pane.

In some few cases such as...

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147 08 that the Police Force shall be entitled to claim from this Government order at exchange of the day for whatsoever portions of their pay they may desire to have stopped for remittance. 3. The only difficulty in the matter is the trouble which will be entailed on the Crown Agents by many orders to the payment of many Police and the Public officers generally, and I would submit, therefore, whether it would not be expedient rather than troubling these Gentlemen to issue Bank orders here to Applicants for home remittances at exchange of the day, the rate being taken at the close of the year for the loss caused from time to time by the fluctuating exchanges. 4. We already adopt this system in Postal and other Treasury remittances which, although provided for at 1/2, are paid at current exchange, and it appears to me to be the simplest and most feasible plan which can be adopted of enabling Public Servants generally to provide for the maintenance of their families at home, for family remittances, and for other personal purposes without ruinous losses in cases such as that of Mr. Pane. In some few cases such as...
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147

08

that the Police Force shall be entitled to claim from this Geran. ment ordew at exchange of the day for whatsower portions of their pay they may desire to have stopped for remittance.

3.

"The only difficulty in the

matter is the trimble which will

be entailed on

the Omon Agents of many orders to the

payment of many

Volice and the Public officers generally, and I would submit, therefore, whether it would not be erepedient lier of troubling these Goute. -men to isue Bank orders here to Applicants for home remittances Is at exchange of the day, Vol.

Jo bad

being laken at the close of the

Caused

from lime

year for the los to time by the fluctuating swchanges

4:

We already adopt this

Fem fystem in Postal and other Thunk remittances which although provided:

live

for at 1/2. are

paid at eurent exchange, and it appears to me to be the simplest and most

feasible plan which can

be

adopted of enabling Public Savants gouerally to provide for the maintenance of this families at home, for family

MOMY audio, FY

for other

and personal purposes

withent ruinars

cases euch

Ao

lofo.

In

Dome

few

that of Mr Pane

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