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permitted to

·

earry

a carbine

without

Para. 5. The statement herein made is absolutely untrue. ~ Even the 8th grade constable can

• still easily remit #4 or 5 per mensem out of his pay any privation unless it be a curtailment of his liquor. Para. 6. The rates given may

not be correct, but for an Indian peasant to talk "Fowls" being an article. cessity is as much as

or may

of

of

нем

if d

were to demand an increase on account of the dear

・of pay

ness of Champagne de Foie Gras.

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and Pâté

Para. 7. This may be perfectly

correct but the fact remains

· that the Indian soldier is well

:

Jed

meusem.

esses of

Eu

on $4.50 per Paras. 10+12! The cases ropeans and Indians are not

parallel.

C

250

parallel. The dollar expressed

in sterling has lost more than 50% of its value, expressed in Indian currency barely 15%.

Tomy

mind the only real grievances

Paras. 9+11.

are

expressed in

Men married to Indian. women (and unless Christians themselves they cannot possibly be married to any

any other) should I think be either granted quarters,

or

lodging allowance in lieu. While as

regards Para. 11 it does not seem reasonable that the Chinese policeman should be paid

as much or more than the Indian.

The obvious remedy for this

grievance is however not an to the Indian, increase of pay

but a decrease in the pay of

the Chinese.

The