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aspect of the question which I trest

you will not

regards

otherwise than

deserving of Your Lordship's favourable

consideration.

7. The present salary of the

ever

Governor of HongKong.

if the allowance for entertainment be added that is ($24,000 + $4,800) $28,000

other

represents in sterling at the presentrate of exchange only £14, 320 or in words in £ 680 * less than it was 28

£680

years

This amount is calculated on an estimate of 4/2 to the dollar (par); and Jam told that at the time the dollar was always above par and was sometimes as high as 4/8, making the discrepancy between the present and former emoluments of the Office still

greater.

Years ago

ivao

when the Civil List Ordinance

pazeed ; and less by at least that

amount than it has been ever since

to the lower rate

until

AABU,

ouring

of exchange on to the withdrawal of

the privilege of remittance at par,

to both

of the

togethen.

It is true that certain

necessaries of

life which

the products of China or other part

Eastern Asia cost no

of

dollars than formerly

therefore with reference

more

and are

in

to sterling

cheaper, but on the other hand

servanto