CO129-173 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [1-3] — Page 72

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with a

wife and 9 Children at

have, the remittances

may

reach

3/4th of the salary received, in others but me 1/2, whilst generally, I apprehend, the remittances will be under 1/4th, and in all cases it would, I

presume, be on the discretion of the Governor to regulate the amount of each order.

I have only further to suggest to Your Lordship the expediency of granting orders here to officers for their

home remittances at exchange of

day.

I

am

not

unmindful that in all Governmental transactions 4/2 is the rate

fixed by Law for the Settler.

However,

1. The Law must, however, be changed

in such respect

as it would be

impossible for the Government to maintain the rate of 4/2 whilst the Bank's and Traders

generally both large

and small

pass the Dollar at its current value. Indeed the Government has, save to its officer,

practically abandoned the legal rate and notably

in respect to the Military Contribution, the last

quarterly payment of which was paid at the then exchange

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with a wife and 9 Children at have, the remittances may reach 3/4th of the salary received, in others but me 1/2, whilst generally, I apprehend, the remittances will be under 1/4th, and in all cases it would, I presume, be on the discretion of the Governor to regulate the amount of each order. I have only further to suggest to Your Lordship the expediency of granting orders here to officers for their home remittances at exchange of day. I am not unmindful that in all Governmental transactions 4/2 is the rate fixed by Law for the Settler. However, 1. The Law must, however, be changed in such respect as it would be impossible for the Government to maintain the rate of 4/2 whilst the Bank's and Traders generally both large and small pass the Dollar at its current value. Indeed the Government has, save to its officer, practically abandoned the legal rate and notably in respect to the Military Contribution, the last quarterly payment of which was paid at the then exchange
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with a

wife and 9 Children at

have, the remittances

may

reach

3/4th of the salary received, in others but me 12, whilst generally, I affirehand, the have remittances will be under 1/4th, and in all cases it would, I

کچھ

be

presume, on the discretion of the Governor J to regulate the amount of each order.

I have only further to suggesting to Your Lord hip the expediency of granting I orders here to officem for their

home remettanees at exchange of

add that in

Lordship

the

day.

I

am

o

by

no- meamo

*

ummindful that in all Guan- mental transactions 42 is the rate

69

fived by Saw for the Sellar.

havever, be changed

1. The Law must, however, be cha

in such respect

as it would be

imposible for the Garamment to maintain the rate of 4/2 whilst the Bank's and Traders

generally both large

and small

pass the Dollar at its current value. Indeed the Government has, save to its officer,

practically abandoned the legal rate and notably

respect to the Milit Contribution, the lont

amy

in

"".

quarterly

-payment of which was paid at the then exchange

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