The First Ixird of the British Admiralty has stated, in reply to a question,, that fifty ships were sold out of the navy service in 1903-7, the total sum realised in this way original cost of these vessels was .£4,075.018. This is exclusive of two other vessels which wore sold for ,£BOO, their original cost being unknown. In the course of an action for wrongful dismissal at Birmingham Assizes, the niaintlff, who had been appointed as a clerk in Brazil, said that at first he was somewhat startled to find that he had been engaged at a salary of 7,800,000 reis per annum. His joy was lessened when ho discovered that tbe amount only represented <£B77 10s in JShglish. money.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6625, 15 September 1908, Page 6
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120Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6625, 15 September 1908, Page 6
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