To
352
The Right Honourable
Joseph Chamberlain, M.P.,
C.O.
36985
RECO
(REGE 8 OCT 03!
His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Respectfully sheweth that:-
The bumble Petition of Peter July an
of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong.
1. Your Petitioner is First Clerk in the Public Works Departseat of His Majesty's Colonial Service in the aforesaid Colony of Hongkong.
2. Your Petitioner was granted leave of
absence to visit Europe in April of last year.
3. On the outward voyage and during his stay
in Europe, Your Petitioner received his salary at the privileged rate of exchange for leave purpose, namely Four Shillings for every Mexican Dollar which he drew as salary in Hongkong.
4. On the return voyage, dating from the day of embarkation in London, Your Petitioner received only the bare pay of his post io Dollars, but without Exchange Compensation, although the voyage was a continuous one from a Gold-using Country and Your Petitioner's expenses en route were accounted and paid in Gold.
5. The reasons which were given for withhold-
ing Exchange Compensation under the circumstances from Your Petition- er are, as far as he is aware, the following, namely:-
(a). That no precedent exists for such a grant. (b). That, in the event of such a grant being made in favour of Your Petitioner, it is apprehended that numerous applications would be received from Public servants, who in the course of their service and prior to the grant of Exchange Compensa- tion had gone home on leave, demanding similar if not more advantageous treat- ment during the return voyage.
6.
In the humble opinion of Your Petitioner
such an apprehension is groundless, for the reason that such leave was taken before the grant of Exchange Compensation and, consequent- ly, claims cannot, in reason, be made for what was aot theo in
existence.
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