CO129-261 - Public Offices & Others - 1893 — Page 141

Milreis,

# Salary being

So many

but having

been paid hitherto on

the spot in Dollars, calculated at one Dollar &

850 Reis, it is order to

Ever compensate the Officer for loss through depreciation of silver, the Portuguese has lowered the "official rate" to

640 Reis.

In

one

In India.

4/5353

30

N.B. He

wants money to meet the

dollar for every certain

we

want

to make the

change found by

monopoly

at new rates

to raise new Taxes for to pay which Salaries

the Staff

of our Colonies, the salaries being fixed in silver, if to benefit or compensate Officer, "official rate" for remittance, or pension purposes,

we have to raise

the salaries.

or else to raise

taxes to meet the change.

The present letter accordingly cannot be answered by a categorical

"No" as it would only be Portuguese fact, but lengthy explanations

must be

given.

Reply that in Hongkong is on a silver basis,

currency

Mexican dollar being

standard coin, that all accounts are kept in dollars, and that there is

no "official rate" or

Exchange fixed by the Colonial Govt. except in the case

of officers

on leave or retired officers

for

remittance purposes.

As regards that rate, which

in 1899 was fixed at 4/- the Dollar for leave salary, 4/8 for Pensions (instead of at 4/2 for both purposes previous to 1890) no further change has been made, although the question of making

a change is under consideration.

[I think there

is no necessity

to send these papers before the

M.

It is clear that the above

Explanation only applies to the civil service; but not those in the Employ]

156537 C.P.L.

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