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onspended by Mr Wingfields directin in

order that

we.

night frist comelt. Sin

Charles Mitchell and the

thang no further

action

taken

LAJ

owing

to

my

three

J

months absence. I spoke to Sir

Sin C

Mickbell last month and he appeared to be strongly opposed to giving wachange compensation gennelly to Natives of India

Ceylm.

On

Winching the mother

further I think

my proposal in

to liberal and will lead to serious

difficulties. The Giving sachings component

remittance privileges at the

in family rate of 24 impeer

J

the

Dame

at 3/ the

ao

$1

h #1 is

in affect

giving exchange compensatin

which is

the rate

to Europeans. The 3/- rachunge

compensation rate is supposed to not -merely to meble

men

their onlaries home

less to

cost

compensate of living the

Jall fiorly give the

to remit a portion

but also

more o

them for the increased the Colony ming

im the

in silver : and

parne

We

Lanm

to

amount of exchange

componention to Indians as to Europeans

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све

we

shenbel

have Dunand

150

for it funn Einasians and native offiers; and Sin Charles Mitchell in

very

stingly oppond to the extension exchange compensation to Ensations and other natives. On the whole therefore I should like to refere

this

Hong Kong proposal altogether. before the thin edge of the wedge has become thiker

Refuse on the ground

Sug 27 dec.

the

on the ground that it will lead to

in still further demand in thong at it and Expecially tas Straits & Native States where the Indian for fficials

Halsdubor

necessary

are numeune.

small increase

a

q

th

i

of

Phay would be considered if the

Opar

in lieu & What is

proposed

Explain the delay CPC 31

at once

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