CO129-265 - Public Offices & Others - 1894 — Page 365

of exchange

were

reduced to 4/. in

the case.

of leave pas

+ 3/8 in the case of pensions.

3. Last gear, in view of the further fall

in the gold value of silver, a proposal was made by the Lec. of State that Hangkung Officers, who were

in.

not domiciled in

thir Colony,

receive an

while

ar

should

allowance

active service

to make ap half their salary to the rate

&

3/h the Dollar, provided that in future their

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leave salary should be

paid at 3/- instead 04/h the Dollar.

This proposal was

referred & thr

Hungkay

Conson of the

Leg. Cameil, which

resolved to come

to

no decision upon it pending the so

issue

of a Report by Peetrenchment Committee appointed to consider the question

of

Retrenchment.

in the expenditure of the Colonial for? 4. Lord Ripen is observes that it is not stated in the

papers.