CO129-341 - Acting Governor May Governor Lugard - 1907 [7-10] — Page 217

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Sir J. D. Lugard.

MINUTE.

Mr. Stutts 1018 Mr. Liddon 10

Mr. Just.

Mr. Antrobus.

Mr. Cox.

Mr. Lucas.

Sir F. Hopwood.

Mr. Churchill,

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The Earl of Elgin,

Sir,

I have the honour to ack the receipt

of your telegram of Aug 8th, enquiring

whether the ruling as to the payment of

sterling salaries at the rate of 2/- to

the dollar applies to the Railway staff.

2 I telegraphed to you on the 9th instant

that the answer to this question was in

the negative.

3 The Railway staff have all been engagėl

exchange value quite recently while the dollar has been

high, the salaries were thened DIDE,

presumably, fixed with due regard to

the rate of exchange and on a scale

to provide

which was considered adequate remuneration

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for the work performed.

I have &c .