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opinion

that

some substantial

relief should be affordeds. (ne of

them considered that there should

salariesto

of val

be a general increase the extent of 25 per cent, and the lowest addition suggested was 20

por cent.

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from $480 6. $540 and the privilege of remitting at par

withdrawn, I asked for a Return,

showing the result of allowing the

third of

to remit one--

salaries at the rate

which

Was

[note. To show by

a

concrete example

year of

how the lose in exchange affects

salaries, Imay

Mention that,

on-

the

their

of cxolionge

cchange.

of the

ave rage

nate

their appointment. The Return showed that if men,

enlisted in 1879, when acchange

the Members of the Police Force asking for an insercase in

consequence of the loss they oustin

since their salaries were increased

from

0

WVA I

3/8, somitted ($180(the third

of their $540) the equivalent in

slating

#7

would be. £33 0.0;

at 3/4 in 1882,

.

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at