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describe themselves as

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"the whole

of the European Police who have

joined under the fifteen years'

" and who pray for

system, and who

increase

a.

month

of pay of ten dollars

or one hundred and

i

twenty dollars a year, and for the privilege of remitting home

half their

pay

4/2

at the rate of

There has been a _

good deal of correspondence of the subject of the European Police since the 1889 (of

year

when

Enero

which I annex a

se hedule

for

reference). eft that time the

European Constables were entitled to a pension after ten

"years" service and to remit

home half their pay at the

C

rate of 4/2. They reseived $40 a month which at 3/9, the

rate of exchange for -

average

the

year

1880 was

equivalent

It

was considered

to £90 a year.

3.

desirable that in future the term of

of service entitling

to