CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3] — Page 228

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3.

paid at home.

The condition in the agreement with these men referring to remittances is not very definite as it does not prescribe that they shall be allowed to remit at the exchange of the day but at such rate as may from time to time be fixed by Government and they not unnaturally feel much dissatisfaction at being treated on a different footing to the Constables who were enlisted before.

I recommend that Your Lordship should accede to the request of these Constables and allow them to remit half their pay at 4/2. If this be not complied with the service may become unpopular and the difficulties already found in recruiting may be considerably increased. I believe that for future recruits it will be found necessary to offer higher inducements and to make the pay the equivalent of what it was formerly, viz.: £100 a year.

5.

I have the honour to transmit a list supplementary to the

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there 3. paid at home. The condition in the agreement with these men referring to remittances is not very definite as it does not prescribe that they shall be allowed to remit at the exchange of the day but at such rate as may from time to time be fixed by Government and they not unnaturally feel much dissatisfaction at being treated on a different footing to the Constables who were enlisted before. I recommend that Your Lordship should accede to the request of these Constables and allow them to remit half their pay at 4/2. If this be not complied with the service may become unpopular and the difficulties already found in recruiting may be considerably increased. I believe that for future recruits it will be found necessary to offer higher inducements and to make the pay the equivalent of what it was formerly, viz.: £100 a year. 5. I have the honour to transmit a list supplementary to the
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there 3. paid at home. The condition in the agreement with these men referring to remittances is not very definite as it does not prescribe that they shall be allowed to remit at the Exchange of the day but at such rate as time to time. as may from : be fixed by Government and they not unnaturally feel much dissatisfaction at being treated on a different footing to the Constables who were enlisted before. I recommend that Your 227 Your Lordship should accede to their pay the request of these Constables and allow them to remit half at 4/2. If this be not complied with the service may become unpopular and the difficulties already found in recruiting may be considerably increased. I believe that for future recruits it will be found necessary to offer higher inducements and to make the pay the equivalent of what vir: £100 a year. it was 5. formerly I have the honour to transmit a list suppl: mentary to the
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there

3.

paid at home.

The condition in the

agreement with these men

referring

to remittances is not very definite as it does not prescribe that they shall be allowed to remit at the

Exchange of the day but at such

rate as

time to time.

as may from : be fixed by Government and they not unnaturally feel much dissatisfaction at being treated on a different footing to the Constables

who

were

enlisted before.

I recommend that

Your

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Your Lordship should accede to

their pay

the request of these Constables and

allow them to remit half at 4/2. If this be not complied with the service may become unpopular and the difficulties already found

in recruiting may be considerably increased. I believe that for future recruits it will be found necessary

to offer higher inducements and to make the pay the equivalent of what

vir: £100 a year.

it was

5.

formerly

I have the honour to

transmit a list suppl: mentary to

the

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