CO129-210 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [6-7] — Page 136

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are entitled to, viz. Fourteen hundred $1141600 and sixteen dollars a year, involve an increase of something about eight hundred and fifty pounds a year; the compensation for this amount being the abolition of nearly all Police Remittance Orders together with necessary correspondence and trouble attending thereon, and the removal of what is at present felt to be a great grievance.

I agree with the Captain Superintendent as to the justice and expediency of the proposed small increase £850.0.0.

increase in the pay of the English Constables, as an equivalent for the abolition in the future of the privilege of family remittance at 4/5 per dollar which has been decided upon by Your Lordship. This proposal has been adopted by the Executive Council and by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council: Consequently, I speak with the authority of those bodies when I assure Your Lordship that the taxpayers of Hongkong, who are the persons principally interested in this question, and who supply the funds

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135 they are entitled to, viz. Fourteen hundred $1141600 and sixteen dollars a year, involve an increase of something about eight hundred and fifty pounds a year; the compensation for this amount being the abolition of nearly all Police Remittance Orders together with necessary correspondence and trouble attending thereon, and the removal of what is at present felt to be a great grievance. 5. I agree with the Captain Superintendent as to the justice and expediency of the proposed small increase £850.0.0. increase in the pay of the English Constables, as an equivalent for the abolition in the future of the privilege of family remittance at 4/5 per dollar which has been decided upon by Your Lordship. This proposal has been adopted by the Executive Council and by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council: Consequently, I speak with the authority of those bodies when I assure Your Lordship that the taxpayers of Hongkong, who are the persons principally interested in this question, and who supply the funds 1 í

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135 # they are entitled to, viz. Fourteen hundred $1141600 and sixteen dollars a year, involve an increase of something about eight "hundred and fifty pounds a year; the compensation for this amount "being the abolition of nearly all "Police Remittance Orders together with necessary correspondence and trouble attending thereon, and the removal of what is at present felt to be a great grievance. 5. نہ ہو I agree with the Captain Superintendent as to the justize and expediency of the proposed small increase £850.0.0. increase in the pay of the English Constables, as an equivalent for the abolition in the future of the privilege of family remittance at 4/5 per dollar which has been desided upon by Your Lordship. This proposal has been adopted by the Excentive Council and by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council : Consequently, I speak with the authority of those bodies when I assure Your Lordship that the taxpayers of Bonghong, who are the persons principally interested in this question, and whe supply the funds 1 í

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135

they

are entitled to, viz. Fourteen hundred $1141600

and sixteen dollars a

year, involve an

increase of something about eight

"hundred and fifty pounds a year; the compensation for this amount "being the abolition of nearly all "Police Remittance Orders together with necessary correspondence and trouble attending thereon, and the removal of what is at present felt to be a great grievance.

نہ ہو

I agree with the Captain Superintendent as to the justize and expediency of the proposed small

increase

£850.0.0.

increase in the pay of the English

Constables, as an

equivalent for the abolition in the future of the privilege

of family remittance at 4/5 per dollar which has been desided upon by Your Lordship. This proposal has been adopted by the Excentive Council and by the Financial Committee of the Legislative Council : Consequently, I speak with the authority of those bodies when I assure Your Lordship that the taxpayers of Bonghong, who

are the persons principally interested in this question, and whe supply the funds

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