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the extra Re .l/- benefit on rations supplied by the Company,
i.e., they will still continue to receive R3.2/- a month rebate.
The Chief Local Representative pointed out and produced
statements to show that the increase suggested without the houst
rent increase would place their artisans and clerical labour on
much the same level as the employees of this Agency and the
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company.
I said that I thought that the scheme as a whole was
very xaiixfaRiaKy reasonable but I felt that it would be unwise
to give too big a grant all at once and I suggested that the
house rent increase eould be held in abeyance for the time
being so that it could be produced at a later date in the event
of a further increase in the employees 1 emoluments being
rendered necessary by further increases in the cost of living.
I said that the question of rent control was under serious
consideration and that I hoped that in a very short time we
will be able to produce a satisfactory law which should not
only control future increases but in many cases result in a
reduction in the present high ^ents. I also pointed out thai
the people who were really sufferers i'rom the rise in prices
were the people on the lowest rates of pay and their sufferings
were likely to increase very considerably in the near future
^ jeffidtKG ocusite ca&iftdrad s would
advocated that the unskilled labour drawing Rs.1/8/- downwards
should have an increase in their War Allowance and the Chief
Local Representative said that he would be prepared to recommend
to his directors that their War Allowance was increased from
Rs.8/- to Rs.10/- a month.
I told Mr. Anderson that I would discuss the matter with
the Political Resident, and he stated that he would now get in
touch with his directors with a view to bringing his schemes
into operation as quickly as possible.
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8-12-43.
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