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(b)
European Police..
$5.00 per day
Russians.
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$3.00 per day
$1.25 per day
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$ .75 per day
Indians..
Northern Chinese
In addition food will be supplied to the Europeans
both European Police and White Russians, on board the
steamer on which they are travelling. The native Anti-
piracy Guards will supply their own food or will be
supplied by the Shipping Companies with food at rates not
exceeding the rates charged for messing in barracks in
Hong Kong; this provision applies mainly to Northern
Chinese. The Indian Guards supply their own food but
receive ration allowance which is included in the flat rate.
All charges will be subject to alteration if it should be
found after the scheme has been in force for some time that
they are either excessive or do not fully cover the cost to
Government.
2.
In this connection I cannot definitely state,
until I return from Shanghai, whether I have been
successful in obtaining Russians at the rates supplied to
me by the Shanghai Authorities, which are:-
No. 1s......
Ordinary Russian
Guards..
$75.00 p.m.
$50.00 p.m.
The additional charges shown in the charges to be collected
from the Shipping Companies, include various other
Government liabilities, such as pension in case of total
disability or death. The same applies also to the
Northem Chinese, but it is hardly likely that the rates
offered will be challenged as there are plenty of
candidates available.
3. I am proceeding to Shanghai on the 15th May, to
recruit the Russian Guards, and to Wei Hai Wei later to
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.