M.T.E. Wodehouse for Your Lordship's consideration.
2
The Memorialist asks Your Lordship for some relief in view of the facts that a considerable time must elapse before the report of the retrenchment Committee can be received and action taken thereon, and that he is at present remitting for Insurance premia and for the maintenance of that portion of his family that is, I understand, in England, consisting of his sons who are being educated there, over $6000 out of his total salary of 7476 dollars.
3. Mr. Wodehouse's case is by no means the least serious of the cases of hardship consequent on the reduction of official salaries in Hongkong by reason of the depreciation of silver, nor is it actually the hardest; for I know of one such case, an officer who is remitting for the maintenance and education of his family in England more than...
H.
M.T.E. Wodehouse for Your Lord. ship's consideration.
2
The Memorialist asks
Your Lordship for some relief in view of the facts that a consider able time must clapse before ~ the report of the retrenchment Committee can be received and action taken thereon, and that
he is at present remitting for Insurance premia and for the maintenance of that portion of his
family that is in consisting, I understand,
England,
of
his
K
his
sons
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being educated
who are being
there, over $6000 out of his total.
over
salary of 7476 dollars.
3.
by
of
Mr. Wodehouse's case is
no meand
serious
on
the
case
of
only hardship consequent
the reduction of official sala
ries in
the
"Hongkong by reason of
depreciation of silver, nov is it actually the hardest of for I know of one
such cases,
officer who is remitting for
the maintenance and education
nd more
of his family in England
than
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