§ Copy presented, of Decree relating to the Ottoman Public Debt, issued 1st (14th) September, 1903, as an Annex to the Decree of 28 Mouharrem 1299 (8th (20th) December, 1887) [by Command]; to lie upon the Table.
| Ports. | Amount of recruiting fees paid for duties performed. | |||
| Inside office hours. | Outside office hours. | |||
| S. | d. | S. | d. | |
| Colchester | 2 | 6 | — | |
| Yarmouth | 5 | 0 | — | |
| Drogheda | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Fraserburgh | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Larne (Port of Belfast) | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Lynn | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Wexford | — | 25 | 0 |
§ The amounts shown above were directed to be refunded on the ground that the receipt of those fees was inconsistent with the general rules of the Customs Department. It is held that the official pay of an officer covers work performed during