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and to their Petition to you, they received in reply, a letter from the Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong dated 17th December, 1895, in which they were informed that "the Secretary of State was unable to comply with the memorial of the Portuguese members of the Civil Service praying for the grant of Exchange Compensation allowance." It will thus be seen that no reason had been assigned for the refusal in granting your Petitioners' prayers.
the first instance.
LAN
4.- The petitioners therefore now pray for a reconsideration of your decision as communicated to them by the Honourable, the Colonial Secretary aforesaid upon the arguments adduced in their petition of 23rd September 1895, and upon the further facts which they now have the honour to bring forward in addition to, and in substantiation of, those that formed the grounds of the first petition.
worth 2/2/3,
va
of
of
lue
Their
4a. In September 1895 the Dollar was worth 2/2/3, and to-day it is worth 1/11/2, i.e., a reduction of 8.85 per cent.
of 8.
5. While admitting that the raison d'être for granting the "Exchange compensation to the members of Her Majesty's Colonial Civil Service has been the indemnification of the loss sustained by them in the shrinkage of the gold value of the dollar as represented in their earnings, your petitioners urge for consideration that though not domiciled, in the literal interpretation of the word, in a gold using community, their habits, their customs and manners, to be consistent with the offices they have the honour and privilege of holding in Her Majesty's Service, involve the expenditure of a large proportion of their salaries in imported articles from the United Kingdom which, in itself, practically constitutes the disbursement of their earnings for the necessaries of life measured by the gold standard.
than their relative fact. "They
of
value
as a matter
Cost
Mutt
A.
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and to their Petition to you, they received in reply, a letter from the Colonial Secretary of Stong Hong dated 17th December, 1895, in which they were inftrumed that "the Secretary of State was unable to comply with the memorial of the Portuguese members of the Civil Service praying for the grant of
grant of Exchange Compensation allowance." It will this be seen that no reasour had been assigired for the refusal in granting your Petitioners' prayers.
the first instance.
LAN
4.- (four petitioners therefore now pray for a reconsideration of your decision as communicated to there by the Honourable, the Colonial Leanetary aforesaid upon the arguments adduced in their petition of 2300 September 1895, and upon the further facts which they now have the honour to bring forward in addition to, and in substation on of, those that formed the grounds of first petition.
worth 2/2/3,
va
of
of
lue
Their
4a. In September 1895 the Dollar was and to day it is worth 1/112, i..., a're duou 8.85 per cent.
of 8.
5. While admitting that the raison d'être for granting the "Brohange compensation to the members Her Majesti Colonial Civil Service has been the indemnification of the loss sustained by their in the shrinkage of the gold value of the dollar as represented in their earnings, your petitioners urge for consideration that though not domiciled, in the literal interpretation the word, is a gold using comnity, their habits, their custours and momers, to be consistent with the offices they have the honour and privilege of holding in Her Majesty's Service, involve the expenditure of a large proportion of their salaries in imported articles from the United Kingdom which, in itself, practically constitutes the disbursement of their earnings for the necessaries of life measured by
gold standard. than their relativn fact. "They
of
raluve
as a matter
Cost
Mutt
A.
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