Referring to the despatches to your address noted in the Margin,
(Mis no. 129. of June 1873 - 216)
(32 - 78)
(October 1873 - 1864)
(Feb 1874)
And to Lord Carnarvon's despatches no 115 of the 21st of August 1873 and no 177 of the 22nd of December 1873,
I have to convey to you the approval and sanction of the introduction into Hong Kong of the new Pension Ordinance.
MINUTE.
Mr. Bramston.
Mr. Malcolm.
Mr. Meade.
Mr. Herbert.
Lord Cadogan.
Mr. Hicks Beach.
Despatch no 110 of the 25th of August 1875.
I disapprove of the rule whereby Chinese employees of your Government will be placed on a different footing from the European civil servants and will, for the most part, be granted gratuities instead of pensions.
As per Mr. Kennedy's despatch no. 216 of 8th October 1873 and no. 254 of August 75.
And in the 4th paragraph, this will entail an alteration of the Pension Minute.
It is required to make plain the clause (20 to 76) of the Pension Minute, which embodies the Inter colonial Pension scheme of 1869.
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With note in margin:
Unnumbered Minute.
Clause 2 - Mr. Austin's letter of 25 August 1875.
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