CO129-262 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1894 [1-4] — Page 488

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· education etc. etc.) and in relation to the cost of commodities which directly, or indirectly, rest upon a gold basis, whether bought by the purchaser locally, or imported by him from England (such as stores, clothes, wine etc. etc.) has not materially increased since the addition to the salaries was granted to the service in 1891, although it is expressed in silver.

8. In view of the circumstances detailed in the preceding two paragraphs it is not, perhaps, surprising that so large a proportion of the officers concerned should have declined to accept the offer conditionally made to them, because they consider it inadequate, especially when the reduction which it involves in the rate of payment of leave salaries is taken into account, a reduction that would press the more hardly now that the lines of mail steamers.

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· education etc. etc.) and in relation to the cost of commodities which directly, or indirectly, rest upon a gold basis, whether bought by the purchaser locally, or imported by him from England (such as stores, clothes, wine etc. etc.) has not materially increased since the addition to the salaries was granted to the service in 1891, although it is expressed in silver. 8. In view of the circumstances detailed in the preceding two paragraphs it is not, perhaps, surprising that so large a proportion of the officers concerned should have declined to accept the offer conditionally made to them, because they consider it inadequate, especially when the reduction which it involves in the rate of payment of leave salaries is taken into account, a reduction that would press the more hardly now that the lines of mail steamers. Page 483 19 it has been removed as it appears to be out of context and not part of the main text, and "تر است. ما باید به رایان" has been removed as it seems to be a non-English text not related to the rest of the content. The rest of the text has been formatted into proper paragraphs, with minor corrections to spacing and punctuation. The "Page 483" and "19" lines have been kept as they appear to be page information.
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· education etc. etc.) and in re- lation to the cost of commodi- puties ties which directly, or indi- basis, restly, rest upon a gold whether bought by the purchas locally, or imported by him from England (such as steres, er clothes, wine etc. etc.) has not materially increased since the addition to the salaries was expressed in silver. granted to the service in 1891. 8. In view of the cir- of t cumstances detailed in the preeeding تر است. ما باید به رایان 483 19 it preceding two paragraphs is not, perhaps, surprising that so large a proportion of the concerned should. officers have declined to accept the offer conditionally made to them, because they consider it inadequate, especially when the reduction which it involves in the rate of payment of leave salaries is taken into account, a reduction that would press the more hardly now that the lines of mail steamers.
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· education etc. etc.) and in re- lation to the cost of commodi-

puties

ties which directly, or indi-

basis,

restly, rest upon a gold whether bought by the purchas locally, or imported by him from England (such as steres,

er

clothes, wine etc. etc.) has not materially increased since the addition to the salaries

was

expressed in silver. granted to the service in 1891.

8.

In view of the cir-

of t

cumstances detailed in the

preeeding

تر است. ما باید به رایان

483 19

it

preceding two paragraphs is not, perhaps, surprising

that so large a proportion of

the

concerned should.

officers have declined to accept the

offer conditionally made to them, because they consider it inadequate, especially when

the reduction which it involves

in the rate of payment of

leave salaries is taken into account, a reduction that would press the more

hardly

now that the lines of mail

steamers.

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