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to terpeans) seem to me to be in a much worse position
Colony plight than the Civil Servants of Ceylon - a
to H. Kong having a better climate than W. Kong - where after is stipulated number of years
have an established right to retire on pensions calculated according to their length of service.
Why?
In
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Pay Pay
For
should not Hong Kong have a similar indulgence? Sir Hercules Robinson Sir.
There could not be a better moment at present, when the
Riviera is so prosperous and it is said that investment
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Acting Governor (aide)
May, 1859.
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his 2. B. Lytton, Bh
I Inclosure.
Received
for removal
from Mr. More
Submitting application
sion
pecsioners to rest on the dist in the intact.
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6550 you will see that the Law does not dispute the ultimate claims of the public Servants at Hong Kong to pension. My question is when are they to be
But
entitled to the same? After 20 years
they we seem to hear
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stions relief. ABD 18 Jady
daim to relief.
Mr Mercer is a
Sitt. Merivale
Gentleman of ability and
{dxcation (University) who has conducted
Jumiself uniformly well during
serince of 15 years.
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His
song trong
the duke of Newcastle intl inforon "whether his wish for removal to another Colony can be encouraged.
2. As to a pension the public Servants
Wh
Rong
Hony
which is a
place very
I think there is strong reason for warranting the H. K. service 1. We of
Cyton in other respects as well as this.
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Mr Elliot
HTMerivale 16
CFortescur Dickey Newcastle
Private Sec.
No. 14.
17 Aug/64.
I have to acknowledge Col: Cain's
the receipt of your despatch The 19 May
JP 88- and
June
96 submitting
an application from M.
Mencer for
removal to
Another Colony or for grant of a pension.
I request that you
with concern
to Mr. Meiler
The repression by my repet that I see very
of my
being
Achelihood
able to
travesse him to
a more
Salubrious climate. Bat
Jail make
note
a
the
of his inches on