CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3] — Page 235

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I, the undersigned, have been given to understand on signing the said agreement, that our salary would be equivalent to £100 per annum; (and notice to that effect was posted in the Police Station) but now I know that at the current rate of exchange, it would not amount to £88. I have been informed by the Agent who engaged us, (Inspector Hogge of Singapore) that the value of the Dollar ranged from 4/- to 4/6 and never below 4/-, and were also informed by him that the Clause referring to Family Remittances, only applied when the rate of Exchange was above 4/1½ per dollar.

That if the Government does not permit us to remit through the Crown Agents, at 4/2 per dollar, we pray that we be paid in Sterling money, or its equivalent in dollars to the above amount, viz: £100 per annum, calculated on the average value of dollar for each past year. Had we known that our Salary (at the present rate of exchange)...

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I, the undersigned, have been given to understand on signing the said agreement, that our salary would be equivalent to £100 per annum; (and notice to that effect was posted in the Police Station) but now I know that at the current rate of exchange, it would not amount to £88. I have been informed by the Agent who engaged us, (Inspector Hogge of Singapore) that the value of the Dollar ranged from 4/- to 4/6 and never below 4/-, and were also informed by him that the Clause referring to Family Remittances, only applied when the rate of Exchange was above 4/1½ per dollar. That if the Government does not permit us to remit through the Crown Agents, at 4/2 per dollar, we pray that we be paid in Sterling money, or its equivalent in dollars to the above amount, viz: £100 per annum, calculated on the average value of dollar for each past year. Had we known that our Salary (at the present rate of exchange)...
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ive, the undersigned,

vvero

given to understand on siquing

the said

agreement, that our salary

would be squivalent to £100.

per ann

muw; (and notice to

that effect

was

posted in the

tre

Police Station) but now.

know that at the Current rate

a

of exchange, it would not

mount to £88. Ne ivere

informed by the Agent who engageśns, (Inspector Hogge of Singapore / that the value of the Dollar ranged from 4/- to 4/6 and and were also informed by

never below

4/,

234

hisor, that the Clause referring

to Family Remittances, only applied when the rate of

J.

Exchange was above 41/1⁄2 per dollar.

the Government

That

if

does not permit ms to penit through the Crown Agents,

at 4/2 per dollar, we pray that we be paid in Stirling

money, or it's equivalent in dollars to the above amount,

viz: £100 per annum, calculated

the

the

the

average value of dollar for each past year.

Had we know that our

Salary (at the present rate of

him

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