CO129-453 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [1-3] — Page 384

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Mr. A.Harding

You will be interested to see

this, though I fear you will not be able to

1 as you have helped us in so many other difficulties, help us out of this quagmire I think we can

only proceed as in Mr. Stubbs' minute.

A.E.C.

11/5/19

4.5.19

Mr. Harding will not return tis

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Mr. Grindle:

Now tell 0.A.G. how we are: advised in

tais matter, say that Sir E. Stubbs has osen

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consulted and has expressed his opinion as in minute

above)

and suggest that the Lag. C. should now be

invited to rescind their resolution of 1902

in the case of all pensioners who put in a formal claim to

have their pensions paid at a higher rate than 3/-,

the claim containing a statement that they agree that they

shall cease to have the right to be paid at 3/- io

the event of the dollar falling below that figure :

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in the future; and will only be entitled to pay--

ment at the current rate of exchange.

I nave suggested this method of procedure:ta

Sir E. Stubbs, who agrees. We may in this way

reduce the number of claims.

A.E.C.

4.6.19

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