CO129-294 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [10-12] — Page 225

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that Indian Officers in the Hongkong source should not have any family Remittance privileges; & for this reason they cannot be granted Exchange Compensation which is on the same footing as Family Remittance.

I take this opportunity of pointing out that the existing Rules, in regard to Exchange Compensation, apply only to those Countries whose currency was at the time of their issue on a gold standard, in the same way as was laid down in the case of the Rates of Exchange for Leave & Pension pointed in the first para. of my Despatch last no. 18 of the 20th Jany last.

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that Indian Officers in the Hongkong source should not have any family Remittance privileges; & for this reason they cannot be granted Exchange Compensation which is on the same footing as Family Remittance. I take this opportunity of pointing out that the existing Rules, in regard to Exchange Compensation, apply only to those Countries whose currency was at the time of their issue on a gold standard, in the same way as was laid down in the case of the Rates of Exchange for Leave & Pension pointed in the first para. of my Despatch last no. 18 of the 20th Jany last. Page 222
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that Indian Officers in the Hrugking source should not have any family Remittance privileges; & for this reason 9 they cannot be granted Exchange Compensation which is earthen stands on the same footing as forth of f Family Remittance. I I take this offorturity of pounting out that the existing Rules, in regard to Exchange Compensation, apply only to those Countries whose currency was at the time of their issue on a gold standard, in the 3004 1 222 Same any as was laich down in the care of the Rates of Exchange for Leave & Pension point in the frist para: of my Despatch last no 18 of the 20th Jany lad: 1
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• that Indian Officers in the

Hrugking

source should not

have

any family Remittance

privileges; & for this reason

9

they

cannot be granted Exchange

Compensation which is earthen

stands on the same

footing

as

forth of f Family Remittance.

I I take this offorturity of

pounting out that the existing

Rules, in regard

to

Exchange

Compensation, apply only to those

Countries whose currency was

at the time

of

their issue

on a gold standard, in the

3004

1

222

Same

any

as was laich

down in the care

of

the

Rates of Exchange for Leave

& Pension point in the

frist para: of my Despatch

last

no 18 of the 20th Jany lad:

1

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