CO129-339 - Acting Governor May Governor Nathan - 1907 [1-3] — Page 521

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"half compensation", and in 1901 "double compensation",

were given to us. On both these occasions the ostensible

reason for the measure of relief was that the value of the

dollar had fallen. But the true reason can only be, that

the falling dollar had disturbed the conditions of living

to our detriment. Vad it been otherwise, had we been ubale

to shew, not only that the circumstances had changed být

also that the change had been prejudicial to us, we should

have been to-tally unable to establish a case.

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Our present canditiam is no less serious;

while the fact that it is attended by a rising instead of

afalling dollar seems to prove, not that our difficulties

are imaginary, but that the price of silver is not the

sole factor to be considered in calculating the cost of

living.

6.

To determine the cost of living of so

heterogeneous a body as the Hongkong Civil Service, and

thence to deduce a fair rate of eriolument, would be a task

of great difficulty. It might be done thoroughly by a

Commission with unlimited time at its disposal: any such

thorough treatment is impossible for us. But as we feel

that facts alone and not theories can prove our case, We

have endeavoured to select two typical instances, and to hold good for them it will follow naturally that proportionate readjustment's deal with them in a concrete way. If our arguments should

be general throughout the service.

7.

In making our selection of typical cases we

were impressed by the fact, that the additional cost of a

married life is far heavier, in proportion to that of a

single man, here than at Home. It is unnecessary to labour

this point house-rent and steamer fares alone would

prove it. It seems inevitable therefore that our typical

cases should be married men. It followed that they should

also be men whose marriage could not have been considered

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