Show The increased cost of living in India generally and In Calcutta particularly writes our correspondent Is severely felt not only by Europeans but also by Indians House rent In recent years has trebled and even quadrupled Ten years ago a family of half a dozen persons could live In fair comfort com-fort for X200 a year excluding extras With nothing less than X 500 can one live In the same way now This is recognized by the government and the salaries of subordinate officials have been revised Domestic servants wages have increased In-creased enormously A good cook cannot bo had for less than 40 a year whereas half that sum was considered con-sidered sufficient ton years ago London Lon-don Dally Mall |