CO129-536-4 Payment of Hong Kong pensions and salaries in Australia 31-10-1930 - 6-11-1931 — Page 6

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legal position, however, is quite

clear.

The pension is granted in

H.M.G. in the commonwealth of Australia,)

sterling and the ustma

who are merely paying agents are

under an obligation to pay out

the equivalent amount in australian

H.MGm the Commmmalth & Mistratia

currency. The

et. recognise

malling the

this and the machinery for d

appropriate prey sents

the m

exchatte in the most

ender discussin`

convenient way is at present being

discussed be

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Ireasury und

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may be found impossible to extend

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the arrangements made for payment

of pensions to the payment of

leave salaries, in which case other

arrangements would have to be made.

I have, etc.

(Signed) J. H. THOMAS