CO129-262 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1894 [1-4] — Page 485

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has in recent years appreciated respect of the amount of

in res

certain commodities which

..

a

given amount of gold will

but that factor

purchase;

is

much

very mu

very

mort

than

counterbalanced by the other

considerations mentioned

in my memorial of January 20th 1894, forwarded with - confidential despatch of Janu- 22nd. Thus, for example,

any

の

if the

item

single difference of the

of the

the necessary

sary cost

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cost of house rent be taken into account, I am

a

am now

-sustaining

comparative loss in respect there of and of the depreciation. of silver; of about 25

ds

per cent

compared with the salary which I drew 18 years ago.

5.

As stated in

my speech,

the hardship consequent on the

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House rent is notoriously heavy in Hongkong so much so that Cadets and passed Cadets are

granted house al- lowance, a concession which docs not obtain in Ceylon - and is of importance, generally, in con- sidering the position of the Civil

Colony.

servants in this

con