CO129-225 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [1-3] — Page 312

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their pensions than they do in-

this expensive Colony

redused value of

On

their

the

pay.

I beg to forward for

Your Lordship's consideration

1 copy of a minute addressed to Enclosure L

13th March, 1886

-the Captain Superintendent of Police and of his report thecon, Enclave, yo

and I recommend that the

Crown Agents should be

instructed to

engage

all

Enclosure 2 16th March, 1886.

Constables in future at the higher rate of forty-five dollare $145. per month, and that they should

bc

be directed to explain

what

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explain to them

may happen to be the value of the dollar at the time of engagement. Indeed it would be as well that this explanation should be given by the Crown -. Agents to every

class of persons-

engaged by them for service in

HongKong, as it will

as it will save a

deal of future discontent. Government would be a

a great

gainer

by a

a clear understanding being

arrived at beforehand, as the -

services of

discontented

employés

who

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