CO129-239 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [9-12] — Page 207

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such as

and

dress for myself

infe, subscriptions, wines,

social obligations, and other

matters, all of which result,

in

large unavoidable

standard of living

204

than

that down to which I at

present live.

The principal part

of my salary is derived

from the office of Police

Magiobate

the salary of

was

this

fixed by the

Civil List Ordinance W. 13

annum

of 1860 at £100 pur payable by a subsequent

dollars at 4/2.

Ordinance

int

The dollar is

now

worth

three shillings at sight.

When the sterling

salary

dollar

was

was

40

converted the

worth four and

ec cess

of expenses

tret

income

month.

every

In addition there

has also to be considered the

post

''

item of furlough passages, which

from time to time have.

to be made and

art

for

which

unable to make provision,

out of my salary.

means

of

I have

my

no

private

do

own, not

the social conditions of the

Colony admit, of any

lower

standard

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