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question for 5 Gas, during which nothing was said by any member in the direction of suggesting that salary was too low. The question was next brought main under the consideration of their Department in connection with the Secretariat.
In 1889, on their first application, they were put off by the statement that Unofficial members of Council had expressed themselves in favour of a 25 per cent all-round increase. But even then the Secretary of State abstained from committing himself to any expression of opinion in favour of a general increase, but instead called for information on certain questions which he set forth in a fresh despatch of a non-committal character, which questions he suggested should be the object of investigation by a Committee composed partly of officials and partly of non-officials.
The Government went further than the Secretary of State suggested in the direction of impartiality by referring the subject to a Committee wholly of unofficial members of Council with the exception of its President, the present Chief Justice. This Commission was, in its opinion, not only on rates but on the cost of living since 1875,
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question for 5 Gas, during which nothing
said by any
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Scentury of State in the direction
of suggesting that salace, une too low. The question
was next haght main the considuation of their
Department in conmeden with the Schinates
In 1889, 12h their time as a panely official
wh
application, hat putified by the statement Heat
Unofficial menters in forncil had expected themexins
in ferrur of a 25 per cent all sound increase.
But Even then ther Secrducy of State abstained fro
ExArNing committing limself to any Expectum
of Opinions in freon of a gencard incloure,
hot instead called for informelein on certaine
quations which he ich forth of a nesh Karthing
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Character, which quenters he suggested thawed
h nende
the ontject of investigation and
чрез из
a
Committer composed bustly of
Sfficials and partly of an officials. The
Govern (went puthen then the Sccntary of State suggested in the direction of impartiality
Committer
by rebening the subject to a
Conferred wholly of unofficial member of
(crncil with the exception of its President
the present (hich purtice. This commission
а
Committer & whatem it
was,
in its opinion as to the live snot only in raste but in the cost of living since 1875,
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