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# Candidates desiring further information are asked to apply to "the Colonial Office". Mr. Orme and I, who had been at school and at Oxford together and were well acquainted, intended to take appointments in the Home Service of which a larger number than usual were offered - there were vacancies, as far as I remember, in the Admiralty, Board of Trade, War Office, and Post Office - but we decided in the first instance, having received the above-mentioned Circular, to make enquiry regarding the prospects in Hongkong.

We saw at the Colonial Office Mr. Im Thurn and Mr. Fiddian, who pointed out to us with regard to the Cadet salaries of £225 and £300 - £350 that the Cadets who were then in Hongkong were drawing only $1,500 and $1,800 respectively. They explained the Sterling value of these salaries which were then, with single exchange compensation, approximately as follows:- $1,500 = $750 at 3/ and $750 at 2/ = £112 10 plus £76 = £187. 10, and $1,800 = $900 at 3/ and $900 at 2/ = £138 plus £90 = £225.

They impressed upon us the fact that the Government had raised Cadet Salaries from £187 10 and £225 to £225 and £300 £350 respectively, gave us some brief figures with regard to Cadet posts, and added that the Sterling salaries to be attached to these posts were under consideration. We unfortunately but perhaps not unnaturally inferred that the Sterling...

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13E DOET # Candidates desiring further information are asked to apply to "the Colonial Office". Mr. Orme and I, who had been at school and at Oxford together and were well acquainted, intended to take appointments in the Home Service of which a larger number than usual were offered - there were vacancies, as far as I remember, in the Admiralty, Board of Trade, War Office, and Post Office - but we decided in the first instance, having received the above-mentioned Circular, to make enquiry regarding the prospects in Hongkong. We saw at the Colonial Office Mr. Im Thurn and Mr. Fiddian, who pointed out to us with regard to the Cadet salaries of £225 and £300 - £350 that the Cadets who were then in Hongkong were drawing only $1,500 and $1,800 respectively. They explained the Sterling value of these salaries which were then, with single exchange compensation, approximately as follows:- $1,500 = $750 at 3/ and $750 at 2/ = £112 10 plus £76 = £187. 10, and $1,800 = $900 at 3/ and $900 at 2/ = £138 plus £90 = £225. They impressed upon us the fact that the Government had raised Cadet Salaries from £187 10 and £225 to £225 and £300 £350 respectively, gave us some brief figures with regard to Cadet posts, and added that the Sterling salaries to be attached to these posts were under consideration. We unfortunately but perhaps not unnaturally inferred that the Sterling...
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13E DOET #wad[onl tommid Kilw am baðstɔcɛna nad sert() .Y TO «V78da70@A Iminolo) .BoM 382 *Candidates desiring further information are asked to apply to "the Colonial Office", Mr. Orme and I, who had been at school .noæteɗð nemagoo emon Jinɗum I rattal airĩ Latznebitnoð sin ni staðë to made1998 oft ar{T" Jærið merata - - galirash and to notsouborant nốt rstħa batuloggs arsoitto* binow vent entraina taifa Jarit add mort aword svart smadɔ8" rebianoa Jon ob I bum þaðżnoq niadres bealadɗo vedt ti svinowy" sausosć bovoľngga novinarent Iset Jápět vus svaɗ yeað Jarð" -aɗð berađena odw‚ætsoltto radło na stansietot oa don sra Tand" as stow I bra sarı0 .73,"hib verið srotad atseg wet a solved" add to moltorbanani est eroteď betuloqqs Jost to reddam A Brew vino Betraisa rrallob meriv omit a ta omaroh yalitetƐ erið da vstupas no barot aw hna jedno¶ Jebað of bedosita arið gatriksdragaa to aCAHM ON BAW aració daết col320 Dainofod $qaoxe atanq auoitev mi beiðiðane nd blow aw dolite od umivaĪBU <ba od naxed need cheerla bad darts uqson ads mort monetatni yd TAIMONIO ANT „asinalan latsbæð beens¶ hns berzaqul daut- acid al restal «'arrY() M to dqargatag „bië sfit ni bernet-t #ilateh on" abest †I .10\\[8$ .0.0.3 ut beeclɔne öf .ok œistaak od jeg na nao adaoq of bertostra ed of aoiraian Iautos sď? to* bra 'atobrɔ to sloɗw eft xit of ad ILkw toette adT.................. ...Nad vino to beedant gnìïradë ni astħafna 'smoltto" notabibna)" and at Oxford together and were well acquainted, intended to take appointments in the Home Service of which a larger number than usual were offered - there were vacancies, as far as remember, in the Admiralty, Board of Trade, Var Office, and Post Office - but we decided in the first instance, having received the above-mentioned Circular, to make enquiry ́regard- -ing the prospects in Hongkong. Te saw at the Colonial Office Mr. Im Thurn and Mr. Fiddian, who pointed out to us with regard to the Cadet salaries of £225 and £300 - £350 that the Cadets who were then in Hongkong were drawing only $1,500 and $1,800 respectively. They explained the Starling value of these salaries which were then, with single exchange compensation, approximately as follows:- $1,500 * $750 at 3/ and $750 at 2/ = £112 10 plus £76 * £187. 10, and $1,800 = $900 at 3/ and $900 at 2/ = £138 plus 290 = 2225. They impressed upon us the fact that the Government had raised Cadet Salaries from £187 10 and £22$ to £225 and £300 £350 respectively, gave us some brief figures with regard to Cadet posta, and added that the Sterling salaries to be attached to these posts were under consideration. We unfortunately but perhaps not unnaturally inferred that the · · Sterling
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13E DOET

#wad[onl

tommid Kilw am baðstɔcɛna nad sert()

.Y TO

«V78da70@A Iminolo) .BoM

382

*Candidates desiring further information are asked to apply to

"the Colonial Office", Mr. Orme and I, who had been at school

.noæteɗð að nemagoo emon Jinɗum I rattal airĩ nă

Latznebitnoð sin ni staðë to made1998 oft

ar{T" Jærið merata -

-

galirash and to notsouborant nốt rstħa batuloggs arsoitto*

binow vent entraina taifa Jarit add mort aword svart smadɔ8"

rebianoa Jon ob I bum þaðżnoq niadres bealadɗo vedt ti svinowy"

sausosć bovoľngga novinarent Iset oð Jápět vus svaɗ yeað Jarð"

-aɗð berađena odw‚ætsoltto radło na stansietot oa don sra Tand"

as stow I bra sarı0 .73,"hib verið srotad atseg wet a solved"

add to moltorbanani est eroteď betuloqqs Jost to reddam A

Brew vino Betraisa rrallob meriv omit a ta

omaroh yalitetƐ

erið da vstupas no barot aw hna jedno¶ Jebað of bedosita

arið gatriksdragaa to aCAHM ON BAW aració daết col320 Dainofod

$qaoxe atanq auoitev mi beiðiðane nd blow aw dolite od umivaĪBU

<ba od naxed need cheerla bad darts uqson ads mort monetatni yd

TAIMONIO ANT „asinalan latsbæð beens¶ hns berzaqul daut-

acid al restal «'arrY() M to dqargatag „bië sfit ni oð bernet-t

#ilateh on" abest †I .10\\[8$ .0.0.3 ut beeclɔne öf .ok œistaak

od jeg na nao adaoq of bertostra ed of aoiraian Iautos sď? to*

bra 'atobrɔ to sloɗw eft xit of ad ILkw toette adT..................

...Nad vino to beedant gnìïradë ni astħafna 'smoltto"

notabibna)"

and at Oxford together and were well acquainted, intended to

take appointments in the Home Service of which a larger number

than usual were offered - there were vacancies, as far as

remember, in the Admiralty, Board of Trade, Var Office, and

Post Office - but we decided in the first instance, having

received the above-mentioned Circular, to make enquiry ́regard-

-ing the prospects in Hongkong.

Te saw at the Colonial

Office Mr. Im Thurn

and Mr. Fiddian, who pointed out to us with regard to the Cadet

salaries of £225 and £300 - £350 that the Cadets who were then

in Hongkong were drawing only $1,500 and $1,800 respectively.

They explained the Starling value of these salaries which were

then, with single exchange compensation, approximately as

follows:- $1,500 * $750 at 3/ and $750 at 2/ = £112 10 plus

£76 * £187. 10, and $1,800 = $900 at 3/ and $900 at 2/ = £138

plus 290 = 2225. They impressed upon us the fact that the

Government had raised Cadet Salaries from £187

• 10 and £22$

to £225 and £300 £350 respectively, gave us some brief

figures with regard to Cadet posta, and added that the Sterling

salaries to be attached to these posts were under consideration.

We unfortunately but perhaps not unnaturally inferred that the · ·

Sterling

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