CO129-393 - Governor Sir May - 1912 [11] — Page 303

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Enclosure

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Increase of Expenditure since 1902.

Taking increase of house rent at 41%

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necessaries of life at 23%

* cost of luxuries at 10%

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290

Taking Sir M. Nathan's proportion of 2/3rd. of salary as local. dollar expenditure and 1/3rd. as sterling expenditure. Taking increased cost of sterling expenditure (as passages, expenses during leave, cost of family at home) at 10%

For every X100 in 1902 the following table gives equivalent cost

in 1912.

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Home Expenses

Incessaries of life..30

House Rent.

Luxuries

1902.

..33.3

Increase

1912.

10%

36.6.

239%

36.9.

..25

41%

35.25.

...11.6

10%

12.73

100

121.55

i.e. an increase of 214 per cent.

15% per

For Free Quarters Officers increase is 15 per cent.

(Sd.) C. Mol. Messer.

8.11.12.

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