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hit solives were not adequate for the

work lating thin consthing intiha wito conson: but that no formal

statement

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Esturb

Mr. Melderry

In writing as proposed we might send oopy of

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the pamphlet in 21318/13, and may be also say

that you will be ready to answer enquiries ag

far as you can, with regard to the increased oost

in recent years of

of living since

the war ?

Are

Mr. Bosticon

Mr. Lobins

rise

8.11.16.

As the Wo.

wrth to Run the

the cost of living since

1802 they might who

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be aut

the pauphlet in 24113/11,

and of thaat referred to in 29852/10 if oblanible.

wager

Before the war

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the reoveel z

house rents and

steadily rising, but

there has not been

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in the

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houses available for other people and

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though it did not

affrenibly lower rent;

and

the cost of living to the Chinese has not four up much owing to an ware So that wagn

have not bee

forced up.

European food and clothing

increased have of course greatly

frince during

thegs

the wa

fuch

all termed foods, auch

jain, milk, oatmeal, meste q various

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obtained from England.

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or America.

have

t bear

wcreased rates of freight and marine

msurance, in addition

fries at the source.

Before the wan

which is

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& increased

The La

The Daving Farm,

by

great stand for

Europeans, used to obtain large

enfflies of frozen meat

and butter