Claim the treated under the Regulations affecting Policemen. Those Regulations left us discretion or controlling power to the Levy of state. As far as I can judge the Gov. Has Council have taken some pains under the 5th Reg: to decide whether his conduct has "not been uniformly good", or "decidedly bad," "in the absence of any further papers than this I should be inclined to adhere to the rule, which you have established on other papers of not interfering in Police Pension cases.
At the same time I should have thought it was questionable whether it was desirable that men should be practically in one Department, nominally in another, & get the privileges of the latter.
It is better to adhere to the rule.
M. Meade
MR 20/5/85+
Rm 27/0
2
I understand you to mean that this should be put by (like other Police cases where there is nothing special to remark) and that we hit draw attention to the Compensation allowance.
C. O.
10167
RECO
REG 16 JUN 1885
15
Not the remarks about compensation for injury were made to you for guidance another time. I have long been of the same opinion.
No. 149.
Government House,
Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1884.
My Lord,
I have the honour to enclose the usual papers.
The Right Honourable The Earl of Derby
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