CO129-262 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1894 [1-4] — Page 556

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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...

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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...
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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 551 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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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,

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being educated

who are being

there, over $6000 out of his total.

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salary of 7476 dollars.

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only hardship consequent

the reduction of official sala

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"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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