CO129-229 - Acting Governor Marsh & Public Offices - 1886 [11-12] — Page 56

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and if permitted to re-engage, for a second term of five years, the right to remit home half their pay at 1/2. These men have voluntarily subscribed the new conditions in consideration of their pay being increased from $40 to $45 a month. There, however, some officers and men who refused to subscribe the new conditions and who continue, such of them as are still in the force, to draw pay at the old rate of $40 a month.

It is contended by the Memorialists that in consequence of the further fall in the dollar they are now in a worse position than those who refused to subscribe the new conditions and who are consequently in receipt of only $40 a month, because these latter can remit half their pay home at 1/2. They say, "if you convert $40 the pay into Sterling, half at the rate of 1s 4½d, and half at the rate of the day, say 3/1, it...

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54 and if permitted to re-engage, for a second term of five years, the right to remit home half their pay at 1/2. These men have voluntarily subscribed the new conditions in consideration of their pay being increased from $40 to $45 a month. There, however, some officers and men who refused to subscribe the new conditions and who continue, such of them as are still in the force, to draw pay at the old rate of $40 a month. It is contended by the Memorialists that in consequence of the further fall in the dollar they are now in a worse position than those who refused to subscribe the new conditions and who are consequently in receipt of only $40 a month, because these latter can remit half their pay home at 1/2. They say, "if you convert $40 the pay into Sterling, half at the rate of 1s 4½d, and half at the rate of the day, say 3/1, it...
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6. 54 ས་ and if permitted to re-engage, for a Licond term of five years, the right to remit home half their pay at 1/2. These men -have voluntarily subscribed the new conditions in consideration of their pay being increased from were #40 to $45 a month. There however, some officers and men who refused to subscribe the new conditions and who continue, such of them as are still in the force, to draw pay at the old rate of $40 a $40 a month. کھ It is contended by the Memorialiste that in consequence of the further fall in the dollar They are now-in than the sign L the a worde positim who refused to new conditions and who are consequently. of only consequently in receipt month, because #40 a month, these latter can remit half- e their pay home at 1/2. to they sayy " if you convert #40 the pay into Sterling of the Jen year te it "half at the rate of 14/2, and half # at the rate of the day, say 3/1, it uru مجھ
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ས་

and

if permitted to re-engage, for a Licond term of five years, the right to remit home half

their

pay

at 1/2. These

men

-have voluntarily subscribed the

new conditions in consideration

of their pay being increased

from

were

#40 to $45 a month. There

however, some officers and men who refused to subscribe the new conditions and who continue, such of them as are still in the force, to draw pay at the old rate of $40 a

$40 a month.

کھ

It is contended by the

Memorialiste that in consequence

of the further fall in the dollar

They

are

now-in

than the

sign

L

the

a

worde

positim

who refused to

new conditions and

who are consequently.

of only

consequently in receipt

month, because

#40 a month,

these latter can remit half-

e their pay home at 1/2. to they

sayy

" if you convert #40 the pay

into Sterling

of the Jen

year

te it

"half at the rate of 14/2, and half

#

at the rate

of

the day, say 3/1, it

uru

مجھ

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