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in England at the rate of 3/- the dollar;

those appointed on and after the latter date

drawing at the current rate of exchange

A similar rule has been adopted in the

Straits Settlements and the Foderated alay

States since I see no reason why officers who

are hereafter appointed on dollar salaries

should be allowed privileged rates of

exchange for drawing their pension or leave

salary in upland

I note that Rule 67 properly

provides that exchange compensation is only

Erentable officers appointed, boforo lat

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January 1902.

5. The last paragraph of hule 60

should be aonlod so en expressly to apply

only to cases where the maximum salary of on

class is the name as the minimum salary of

the class above it. It might run as follows

(as in the Straits Settlements) -The number

of years' service on the maximum salary in

one class will not count towards carning an

increment