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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH FEBRUARY, 1891.
12. A Pension is granted only on the condition that it becomes forfeited, and may be withdrawn by His Excellency the Governor, in any of the following cases :--
(a.) On the conviction of the Grantee for any indictable offence.
(b.) On his knowingly associating with thieves or suspected persons.
(c.) On his refusing to give information and assistance to the Police whenever in his power, for the detection and apprehension of Criminals, and for the suppression of any dis- turbance of the public peace.
(d.) If he enter into or continue to carry on any business, occupation, or employment, which shall be, in the opinion of His Excellency the Governor, disgraceful in itself or inju- rious to the public, or in which he shall make use of the fact of his former employ- ment in the Police in a manner which His Excellency the Governor considers to be discreditable and improper.
13. It shall, however, be in the discretion of the Governor in Council to grant a special rate of pension to any Subordinate Officer or Constable of the Police Force who may be compelled to quit the Public Service by reason of severe bodily injury, occasioned without his own fault, in the discharge of his public duty.
In every such case the amount of pension shall be made to vary partly in proportion to the number of years served by the injured man, and partly in proportion to the severity of the injury. The portion of the pension earned by length of service shall be calculated at the rate of 1/60 of the salary and emoluments of the sufferer at the time when the injury or accident occurred, for each year of service completed by him at the time he retires, whether the number of years served be more or less than 10, but no number of years service shall be allowed to give a claim to pension of more than 40/60ths in respect of service only; and in every such case a Medical Certificate shall be furnished stating:
(a.) Whether the capacity of the sufferer to contribute towards his own support is slightly
impaired, impaired, materially impaired, or totally destroyed, and
(b.) Whether such incapacity is likely to be permanent.
(c.) Whether the retirement is to be attributed solely and immediately to the injuries received. An addition to the pension of the sufferer, on account of the injury may then be made on the following scale:
(a.) When the capacity is certified to be slightly impaired not exceeding 6/60th of the pay
and emoluments;
(b.) When impaired not exceeding 12/60ths;
(c) When materially impaired not exceeding 18/60ths;
(d.) When totally destroyed not exceeding 24/60ths
But in no case, however, shall the total amount of the pension exceed the full amount of the pay and emoluments of the sufferer at the time when the injury occurred.
A. M. THOMSON, Acting Clerk of Councils.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, HONGKONG.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 76.
The following is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th February, 1891.
W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
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PEARL FISHERY OF 1891.
Notice is hereby given that a Pearl Fishery will take place at Marichikaddi, in the Island of Ceylon, on or about February 25, 1891. The bank to be fished is the Muttuvarathu Paar, 5 to 71⁄2 fathoms water, lying off Dutch Bay, partly fished in March last, now estimated to contain oysters sufficient to employ 100 boats for 24 days with average loads of 5,000, each boat fully manned with divers, per day.
2. It is therefore necessary that such boatowners and divers as may wish to be employed at the said fishery should be at Marichikaddi by February 20 next, and it is notified that the first day's fishing will take place on the first favourable day after February 25, 1891.
3. Marichikaddi is on the mainland, eight miles by sea south of Sillavaturai, and supplies of good water and provisions can be obtained there equal to Sillavaturai.