CO129-258 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [1-4] — Page 209

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living would have justified, it must be remembered that owing to my predecessor's refusal to fix the salaries on a sterling basis the Civil Servants are, through the fall in exchange now losing some of the advantage which, it was thought, on the spot, that the settlement would give them. I am prepared indeed to admit that they were treated with liberality and the settlement of 1890-1 should (unless in the case of some change at present totally unforeseen) be deemed to exclude the consideration of any further claims which may be advanced on the ground of increased cost of living, fall of exchange, or other similar causes.

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Whatever the merits of that settlement may be, I think I am entitled to point out that the Secretary of State, who pushes it, has, in fact, been a restraining force in the matter of adding to salaries; and it therefore seems to me a matter of surprise, or hardly fair where a Secretary of State has

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DRAFT. 208 Bathtime A Bd and living would have justified, it must be remembered that owing to my predecessor's refusal to fix the salaries on a sterling basis the Civil Servants are, through the fall in exchange now losing some of the advantage which, it was thought, on the spot, that the settlement would give them. I am prepared indeed to admit that they were treated with liberality and the settlement of 1890-1 should (unless in the case of some change at present totally unforeseen) be deemed to exclude the consideration of any further claims which may be advanced on the ground of increased cost of living, fall of exchange, or other similar causes. 12. Whatever the merits of that settlement may be, I think I am entitled to point out that the Secretary of State, who pushes it, has, in fact, been a restraining force in the matter of adding to salaries; and it therefore seems to me a matter of surprise, or hardly fair where a Secretary of State has

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! DRAFT. 208 Bathtime A Bd and living would have justified, it must be romombered that owing to my pre- decessor's refusal to fix the salaries on a sterling basis the Civil Servants are, through the fall in exchange now losing some of the advantage whic. it was thoughty on the spot, that the set- tlement would give them. I am pre- pared indeed to admit that they were breated with liberality and the settle- ment of 1890-1 should (unless in the case of so e change at present totally unforeseen) be deemed to exclude the consideration of any further claims which may be advanced fees to e on the ground of increased cost of living, fall of exchange, or other similar causes. 12. Whatovel the mori of that haz settlement may be,I think I am entitla. it was not to point out that the Secretary of who puses it ma State poke pept i urgent it on ·Colony, that Secretarids of State ave. fact, been a restrai♦- force in the matter of adding to salaries; and it therefore seans to mo it a matter of somprise dist hardly fair where a Secritary of State has

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DRAFT.

208

Bathtime A

Bd and

living would have justified, it must be romombered that owing to my pre-

decessor's refusal to fix the salaries

on a sterling basis the Civil Servants

are, through the fall in exchange now

losing some of the advantage whic. it

was thoughty on the spot, that the set- tlement would give them. I am pre-

pared indeed to admit that they were

breated with liberality and the settle-

ment of 1890-1 should (unless in the

case of so e change at present totally

unforeseen) be deemed to exclude the

consideration of any further claims

which may be advanced fees to e

on the ground of increased cost of

living, fall of exchange, or other

similar causes.

12.

Whatovel the mori of that

haz settlement may

be,I think I am entitla.

it was not to point out that the Secretary of

who puses it ma State poke pept i urgent it on

·Colony, that Secretarids of State

ave. fact, been a restrai♦-

force in the matter of adding to

salaries; and it therefore seans to mo

it a matter of somprise dist hardly fair where a Secritary of State

has

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