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in dollars assessed on the Rupee rates laid down in the article quoted (on the basis of 2/02 the sterling value of the Rupee assumed, as hitherto, for the present purpose), and recommended for adoption by the General Officer Commanding in China.

I am to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, that the General Officer Commanding has reported that he has now received the amount of pay sufficient to attract a good class of Recruits, and I am to request that the consent of their Lordships may be given for the insertion in the Royal Warrant of the daily Dollar scale shown in the enclosed statement (omitting fraction in each cent) in substitution for the Monthly Rupee Scale at present provided in the Pay Warrant of 1884.

I am to add that special enquiries have been made with a view to ascertaining whether the rates proposed are not in excess of the requirements of the case. The General Officer Commanding at Hong Kong is, however, very distinctly of opinion that no reduction...

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in dollars assessed on the Rupee rates laid down in the article quoted (on the basis of 2/02 the sterling value of the Rupee assumed, as hitherto, for the present purpose), and recommended for adoption by the General Officer Commanding in China. I am to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, that the General Officer Commanding has reported that he has now received the amount of pay sufficient to attract a good class of Recruits, and I am to request that the consent of their Lordships may be given for the insertion in the Royal Warrant of the daily Dollar scale shown in the enclosed statement (omitting fraction in each cent) in substitution for the Monthly Rupee Scale at present provided in the Pay Warrant of 1884. I am to add that special enquiries have been made with a view to ascertaining whether the rates proposed are not in excess of the requirements of the case. The General Officer Commanding at Hong Kong is, however, very distinctly of opinion that no reduction...
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in dollars assessed on the Rupee rates laid down in the article

quoted (on

the basis of 2/02

the sterling value

q

the Rupee

assumed, as hitherts, for the pristine)

purpose,

and recommended for adoption by the General offeir Commanding in China.

Iam to acquaint you for the information of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury that the General Offer Commanding has reported that

now received

the amount of pay

eufficient to attract a good

class

q

Recruits, and Iam to

request that the consent

q

their

Lorthships

(

Lordships may

be

170

given for the insertion in the Royal Warrant

д

the

daily Dollar scale shown in the enclosed statement (mitting

case

in each cent) in substitution for the Monthly Rupee Scale at present praided in the Day Warrant of 1884.

the pachon of the

Iam to add that special enquiries have been made with a view to ascertaining whether the rates proposed

excess of

case

д

are not in

the requirements of the

The General officer Commanding at Hong Kong

is however, very distinctly of

opinion that no reduction

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