CO129-444 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1917 [10-12] — Page 32

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than in Great Britain, it would soooridady appones

1211606ABAZy to make mod the whole of the loss duo to the fall in exchange oven to those classen of Admiralty

mployees at that station whose emoluments have not been Anorassod chưing the wÆKI, In so far na mwlwveits have

alrandy baın inorenzed in consideration of the rise of prices in Great Britain, for swple in the anse of Naval ratings, the esse for noneession is furthoz wanizoned and

may even disappear; and the high rates of Solonial Allowmnoo and House Allonge payable in Hong Kong would

also require to be talian into consid ngahkara,

larsover there in alessly no pround for grantår!

ompensation for the appreciation of the dollar in respect

ef that portion of an employer's exiuisika which would in arry ons be maxitted to this moantry and spent in starling,

My Lords urieratami that the anlarien of tho

odvil series of Hong Kongt, wh ́ah are fixed in sterlin, Dre

paid na to 4/5ths at a fixed rate of exahrouza 6o 1/9 to the falla", if the dollar rises sbora that firure, svi në te the ramining 1/9th at the current market rate; but They are not ture whether this le an meinement, intöphined durly; the wr, ani în any onse the Government, o^ flory; Kont have not to prosorvo relativity between acneesatons pantod in that Dolony out concessions gaanted in Great Britain. As rocards the proportion oʻ salary preserly payable in sterlby;, there is of amurso a vida differe»on hakanion an offiam paranently employed in the Hen; Kong divil Sovrine and an Aðalvelty Offic ́r sont shrend for a tamm ef years, It has not been neossanay to zpont my relia” to offisera oo the Govoritvent of Wed-tai-are?.

fixed in stenkiry”.