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4. If you are prepared to accept the appointment, you should present yourself to one of the Medical Advisers of this Department, whose names are given on the annexed letter, for the purpose of being medically examined. The letter is to be detached and left with him; and you will be required to pay him a fee of one guinea. He will send his report direct to this Department.

5. If finally selected for appointment, you will be provided with a free passage to the Colony, on your signing the usual agreement with the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Downing Street, S.W., by which you will be bound to repay to the Colonial Government the cost of your passage in the event of your relinquishing the appointment within three years of the date of your arrival in the Colony for any reason other than mental or physical infirmity.

6. You will be entitled to half salary from the date of your embarkation from this country, and to full salary from the date of your arrival in the Colony, if such half salary and full salary respectively are then available, as to which you may obtain information in this Department.

7. I am to request that you will inform me of the earliest date at which you will be prepared to leave for the Colony, in order that the necessary communications may be made to the Governor and to the Crown Agents.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,


No.

9

Paper.

No. 13616

(Subject.)

699

C.O.

DESPATCH.

13616

REC 27 & Recd 29 MAY 19

Subsidiary Silver Coin.

Sent copy corres with Indian Govt.

proposes that orders for ... be in the future executed by Crown Agents.

not seem

India:

(Minutes.)

The figures to tally with those in the despatch do not seem to agree with those in the exclones. Moreover, I note the following points: The offer of the Indian Mint

1. depends upon the annual supply being nearly $4,000,000 worth, and we are not told what their rate would be if the amount was lower.

2. I do not understand the arrangement with the H.K.& S. Bank, which is apparently designed to save C.A. Commissions, but surely the Bank itself would charge a Commission.

3. It is assumed that the ...

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4. If you are prepared to accept the appointment, you should present yourself to one of the Medical Advisers of this Department, whose names are given on the annexed letter, for the purpose of being medically examined. The letter is to be detached and left with him; and you will be required to pay him a fee of one guinea. He will send his report direct to this Department. 5. If finally selected for appointment, you will be provided with a free passage to the Colony, on your signing the usual agreement with the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Downing Street, S.W., by which you will be bound to repay to the Colonial Government the cost of your passage in the event of your relinquishing the appointment within three years of the date of your arrival in the Colony for any reason other than mental or physical infirmity. 6. You will be entitled to half salary from the date of your embarkation from this country, and to full salary from the date of your arrival in the Colony, if such half salary and full salary respectively are then available, as to which you may obtain information in this Department. 7. I am to request that you will inform me of the earliest date at which you will be prepared to leave for the Colony, in order that the necessary communications may be made to the Governor and to the Crown Agents. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, No. 9 Paper. No. 13616 (Subject.) 699 C.O. DESPATCH. 13616 REC 27 & Recd 29 MAY 19 Subsidiary Silver Coin. Sent copy corres with Indian Govt. proposes that orders for ... be in the future executed by Crown Agents. not seem India: (Minutes.) The figures to tally with those in the despatch do not seem to agree with those in the exclones. Moreover, I note the following points: The offer of the Indian Mint 1. depends upon the annual supply being nearly $4,000,000 worth, and we are not told what their rate would be if the amount was lower. 2. I do not understand the arrangement with the H.K.& S. Bank, which is apparently designed to save C.A. Commissions, but surely the Bank itself would charge a Commission. 3. It is assumed that the ...
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dise than shuaster

4. If you are prepared to accept the appointment, you short

present yourself to one of the Medical Advisers of this Destine

enclosed

whose names are given on the annexed letter, for the purpose of best medically examined. The letter is to be detached-uri left with him; au

you will be required to pay him a fee of one guinea. He will send hit

report direct to this Department.

5. If finally selected for appointment, you will be provide

with a free passage to the Colony, on your signing the usu agreement with the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Downing Street, 8.1, by which you will be bound to repay to the Colonial Government the cost of your passage in the event of your relinquishing the appointment withi three years of the date of your arrival in the Colony for any other vesse

than mental or physical infirmity.

6. You will be entitled to half salary from that embarkation from this country, and to full salary from the date of pas arrival in the Colony, if such half salary and full salary respectively will then available, as to which you may obtam information in this Department.

7. I am to request that you will inform me of the curliest dot ti

which you

will be prepared to leave for the Colony, in order that they necesssary communications may be made to the Governor and to the Chrom

Agents.

I am,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

b p k

No.

9

Paper.

.ރ.ވ އ

25000-15

ut Paper

Noo. 13616

(Subject.)

699

C.O.

DESPATCH.

13616

REC 27& Reet 29 MAY 19

Subsidiar, Silver Coin

sendo copy corres with Indian Corti

proposes that orders for _ be in the future

executed mi

Crown Agents

not seem

India:

(Minutes.)

in the despatch do with those in the

The figures to tally

exclones. Moreover I note the following fonits: The offer of the Indian Mint

1. defends upon the ammal ruffly being nearly $ 4,000,000 worth, and we are not tot d what their rate would be of the

amount was ar

Lour

geven in end. 3 be the case

in some

lis

$3,000,

000

Cever still, as

years.

might

2. I do not understand the

mangement with the H.K.& S. Bank, which isafferent designed to save C.A. Commissions, but surely the Bank itself would charge a

Commission.

3. It is assumed that the hovered

T

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