CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12] — Page 514

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emoluments being $2,449 they thus would really be $2,228, that is $172 less than the existing salary.

5. I feel assured that this result of the application of the general principles of the Despatch could not have been Your Lordship's intention, and that it is only necessary to lay the case before you in order to obtain the benefit which I seek.

Under these circumstances I would humbly and respectfully suggest that in addition to the 35% increase on my emoluments of 1875-I should be allowed to retain my full personal allowance, instead of the diminished one of $360 which has been proposed. After deducting from the increase the sum which I should lose by the withdrawal of the privileges of making family remittances, the actual increase would be only about $429, or 14% increase on my present emoluments.

6. In anticipation of its being argued that the benefit of personal allowances received since 1875 are sufficient compensation, I would respectfully beg to submit for your Lordship's consideration that personal allowances were given for special service or merit, and that the burden of greatly increased cost of living, for which the proposed increases have been chiefly provided, weighs fully as much on those receiving personal allowances as on others, and that the fact that special service or merit was recognised should be still acknowledged by Your Lordship kindly allowing full participation in the proposed 35% increases.

7. If other reasons in favour of my cause are necessary to strengthen the claim, I would very respectfully...

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512 of emoluments being $2,449 they thus would really be $2,228, that is $172 less than the existing salary. 5. I feel assured that this result of the application of the general principles of the Despatch could not have been Your Lordship's intention, and that it is only necessary to lay the case before you in order to obtain the benefit which I seek. Under these circumstances I would humbly and respectfully suggest that in addition to the 35% increase on my emoluments of 1875-I should be allowed to retain my full personal allowance, instead of the diminished one of $360 which has been proposed. After deducting from the increase the sum which I should lose by the withdrawal of the privileges of making family remittances, the actual increase would be only about $429, or 14% increase on my present emoluments. 6. In anticipation of its being argued that the benefit of personal allowances received since 1875 are sufficient compensation, I would respectfully beg to submit for your Lordship's consideration that personal allowances were given for special service or merit, and that the burden of greatly increased cost of living, for which the proposed increases have been chiefly provided, weighs fully as much on those receiving personal allowances as on others, and that the fact that special service or merit was recognised should be still acknowledged by Your Lordship kindly allowing full participation in the proposed 35% increases. 7. If other reasons in favour of my cause are necessary to strengthen the claim, I would very respectfully...
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emoluments being 82.449 they enz would really be $2,228, that is $172 less than the existing salary.

5. Sfeel assured that this result of the application of the general principles of the Despatch could not have been Jom Lordship's intention, and that it is only necessary to lay the case before you in order to obtain the benefit which I

sech.

Under these circumstances

would hamably and respectfully enggut that in addition to the 35% increase on my emoluments of 1875- I should be. allowed to retain my full personal allowance.

instead of the diminished one

of $360 L

مر کے

has been proposed. After deducting from the increase the aum which I should lose by the withdrawal of the prindleges of making family remittances

4/2 the actual increase wordd bee

at

only about $429,

با ما

14% increase

my present emoliements.

the fall allo Maced the Ea

6. In anticipation of its being argued

that the benefit of personal allowances

received ervice 1875 are eufficient com penaation I would respectfully beg to entinit for your Lordship's emsideration that personal allowances were gouin for

special service

مالی

merit and that

the burden of greatly increased cast

of living for which the proposed

have been chiefly provided

increases

weight fully

much

those re-

ceiving personal allowances others and that

that special service

ALMO

it

اسانی

was ordained

merit should

be specially rewarded the fact should be still acknowledged by Jom Lordship kindly allowing full participation in the proposed

36% mcreases.

7. If other reasons in favour

of my cause

6. In

کیم اجرایی می است که

hecessary

strengthen the daim I would very

respectfully

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