CO129-303 - Public Offices & Others - 1900 — Page 183

inforen the marques off Lanedarna

that the Increases in question

were granted to the higher

ofpeers of the Gort

seruire on

the ground that their presiones rates were low

if

compared e.g. with the rates of pay in the Straits Settlements, Stoner wer insofficient, &

atie on

still more

the

ground

that the

cost of living in Maughong

had increased considerably

in the last few years.

3. I am to enclave for them this Lordship's

inpore of a statement showing

the Increase in House-Reuts

)

Food Stuffs Clothing etc

since 1894,

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I also aw Extact

from a statement of the

Captain Supt of Police in

Hongkong regarding the increased cost of Foodcliffs:

4 bioman The Gour of

Hongkong has expressed his in the accuracy of

belief

these figenes, & his Chamberlain

has no

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al

reason to doubt them.

to add that an

Committee has now been

in Hongting appointed to consider the

a