My Lords,
the Earl of Carnarvon will move that they be informed of the amount of pension awarded to Shr Mitchell from Colonial Funds, and of the particulars of the pension.
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SUPERANNUATION ACT OF 1859.
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PARTICULARS required to be furnished in reference to Persons recommended for Superannuation, Compensation or Compassionate Allowances, or Gratuities on retirement.
1. Name of Applicant Z & Mitchell 2. Office or Situation Postmaster General of Hongkong; but so far as the Imperial Post office is concerned, Post office by Superannuation 3. Recommended for has 4. Age 50 5. Service in Years and Months 18 years in the Public Service 6. Salary or Wages (£100) 7. Emoluments £17 per year.Total amount of Salary or Wages and Emoluments, on which Superannuation, &c., is claimed - £100.
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I am,
Your obedient Servant
Chunbert.
Colonial Secretary.
4. Here state the description of allowance for which the applicant is recommended, viz., Superannuation, Compensation, Compassionate Allowance, or Gratuity. 4th Clause of the Act of 1859, this should be stated, and reference should be made to the Warrant or Order under which the claim is made.
b. If the Service has been interrupted by one or more breaks, the word "broken" should be added before or after the number of years and months, the causes, dates, and circumstances of the break or breaks should be stated on the second page of the form under heading 9.
c. If the person retiring has been in receipt of the same salary, or in the class from which he retires, for three years immediately before the date of his retirement, the actual annual rate of salary or wages at that date should be inserted, preceded by the word "actual." In other cases the average annual amount of salary or wages for the three years next preceding the date of retirement should be inserted, preceded by the word "average," but if the whole period of service is less than three years, then the average for the whole period of service should be inserted.
d. A separate statement should be inserted of the average annual value for the last three years of each emolument (exclusive of salary or wages) which is claimed to be included in the calculation of the pension or gratuity.