CO129-581-2 Leave and pension regulations 27-1-1939 - 16-1-1940 — Page 22

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of 3/- to the dollar", in the case of the "officers whose dollar

salaries were subject to exchange compensation as described in

paragraph 13" of the joint letter.

2.

The suggestion of the Hong Kong Government

involved in the wording of this letter

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that this was a new con-

is one that

cession instead of the restoration of an old right

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we do not accept, and we do not understand the phrase "of the same

concession as has already been approved in the case of officers

drawing pensions at conventional rates of exchange, viz. payment

..... at the old privileged rate of conversion of 3/- to the

dollar", but we were satisfied that our claim had been admitted.

We all took the answer in that sense, and we do so still.

3. On the 29th March I wrote to you to inquire if

I was right in assuming that all the officers to whom the Crown

Agents' circular letter of the 1st September, 1938, was sent

would now be informed direct by the Crown Agents that that circular

letter was cancelled and that the 3/- rate was restored, and on the

20th April the Colonial Office informed me that it was understood

that the Crown Agents were awaiting instructions from the Govern-

ment of Hong Kongwith regard to the cancellation of the letter of

the 1st September.