CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12] — Page 745

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- recessity of increasing

the salaries of public

officers in Hongsong.

2.9

am unable to

ccept the proposal

that

de salaries of any

offrais should be fixed at

ate

erking, & paid each

year

in

vanable

nu un -

bero of dollars, accord-

-ing

to the avera

де

rate of ex

exchange

durig

the

preceding

year,

ستفحل

in all silver i

mater

ii at Host

noing Colonies.

the servante

the Salaring

the Ceronial

C

Avell As they ther

teado of public

must

xpenditure should

Calculated and paid the legal

No exception Can be mandee

in form of Hong Kong as regards this primible.

in currency

which simplez's then,

of the Colony

torul d

be impossible to con

fine the syste. if

of bisung

the calaries in sterling

to tong song, if on ce. it.

were

concefled, and

it would

K

rudince

grove inconveniencesto.

extend t

to the other

alver / maing Colonico.

3. In other respects

however, Tor

prepared generally

O bo

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