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Governor. No. 15

Date. 22 Jan 1894

Last previous Paper. Jov 1724 34 tal. 17 73

EBA & (11)-200$-34095-42

Next subsequent Paper Sov 4427

HongKong No 3336

(Subject.) Civil Service Salaries

0.0. 3536 233

DESPATCHIL, Re: 23 FE: 94) Exchange Compensation

Reports feeling of officers respy. the conditional offer made to them: 7/8ths are averse to accepting it requests instructions apologises for delay.

(Minutes.)

M. Fanfield

Now that the Dollar has fallen so much lower, I should guess that a larger proportion of the officers might be willing to accept the offer, be disposed to let the offer made to them again, definitely accepted or rejected by individual officer by a fixed date, intimating at same time that I state regrets that he can hold out no hope of being able to sanction more favorable terms in the present financial state of the Colony; and telling

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Governor. No. 15 Date. 22 Jan 1894 Last previous Paper. Jov 1724 34 tal. 17 73 EBA & (11)-200$-34095-42 Next subsequent Paper Sov 4427 HongKong No 3336 (Subject.) Civil Service Salaries 0.0. 3536 233 DESPATCHIL, Re: 23 FE: 94) Exchange Compensation Reports feeling of officers respy. the conditional offer made to them: 7/8ths are averse to accepting it requests instructions apologises for delay. (Minutes.) M. Fanfield Now that the Dollar has fallen so much lower, I should guess that a larger proportion of the officers might be willing to accept the offer, be disposed to let the offer made to them again, definitely accepted or rejected by individual officer by a fixed date, intimating at same time that I state regrets that he can hold out no hope of being able to sanction more favorable terms in the present financial state of the Colony; and telling
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pQ

B

C

Governor. No.

buson 15

Date.

1894

22 Jan

Last previous Paper.

Jov 1724

34 tal. 17

73

EBA & (11)-200$-34095-42

ext subsequent Paper

Sov

4427

HongKong No 3336

(Subject.)

Civil Servicefalaries

0.0.

3536

233

DESPATCHIL,

Re: 23 FE: 94)

Exchange Compensation

Reports feeling of officers respy. the

conditional offer made to

them: 7/8ths are

averse to accepting it requests instructions

apologises for delay.

(Minutes.)

M. Fanfield

Now that the Dollar has

fablen

A

guess

so much lower, Ishould that a larger proportion

& Ishanli

to be

Each

be

of the officers might be willing to accept the offer, be disposed to let the offer made to them again, definitelypted or rejected by

individual officer by a fixed date, intimating

intimating at same time that I. I state regrets that he can hold out no hope of being able to sauction more Javorable terms in the present financial of the Colorry; and telling

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