CO129-466 - Individuals - 1920 — Page 314

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Nor must it be prgotten that on the pensions of its old scrvants, such as myself, owing to the high rate of Exchange

ruling, the botong is saving more than 1/ot dollar- That is, Exchange to day

Fot

3/22

while

Dow the

only Reid

that the tooling thought

to the dollar. The ongenot ideas wat it would by a lover & be obliged to make the persims up to Ife whereas at the rate about quoted the lotomy is a great

gainer.

This of inures may be only temporary( for a year or two), but it is a matter that I Commend to your Ex Cellency's Concidora-

of

old servants,

* parti antity.

tion. Money should not be made out

cularly in periods of want &

it has come to

my knowledge that some discussion has taken place on this subject of persions to which the Astorial Office may

tum a sympathetic eye, but the Times are urgent and any temporary advance on my presumed increase of pension would by me, myy present circumstances, be most thankfully record.

Trusting to your Excellency's farverable consideration,

Ihan the honour to be,

Your obedient Servont

J.W. Lee-Jones.

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