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appointed to enquire
do to the
Manner
in
which
the remuneration
of public officers
has been affected
by the increased cost of living, and
the de
depreciated value
of
the dollar,
Your Lordship will observe that
I have omitted to make
any
entry in respect of the salary of
the Governor.
It is however only right
that I
should mention that the Committee.
intended the Governor's salary to be included among those which they recommend to be placed
a
to be.
on
sterling basis, and fixed at
such
such amount in dollars to will
£5,000 produce Five thousand pounds
at the current rate of exchange.
The Governor has suffered by
the increased out
of remittance,
of imported articles, in the same
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way as others; and though he is not affected by the rise of
rents, his advantage
in this respect is
much outweighed by the increased
Cost of entertainment, and the
Buch
ter number than formerly
greater
who
require
to be entertained.
So strongly
is this felt that,
as I have good reason to cappone,
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