4
5.
62
climate.
11.
the Force is
That the rate of promotion in
very
slow and
your. Petitioners after having served ex-
number of years
sufficient member
& pension.
to obtain
are in most cases
unfit
- for and unable to obtain other
employment either here or in Great
Britain and their pension is insufficient to encourage them:
12.
that as
compared with
the pay of Policemen in Glasgow
there is
very
little advantage in coming out to Hongkong and the slightly larger pay of the Force here is quite inadequate to compensate for the ill effects of this
trying
climate.
Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray that Your Excellency will consider
the matter set
forth in
this Petition and grant them
an increase
of $10 in their
pay
Hongkong,
Rank
Inspector
do.
Sergeant
89
do.
10
pay
and also the privilege of
remitting to Great Britain half the
of their pay at the rate
of exchange of 14/5.
Your
ever
„And
pray.
20th September, 1886.
Name
Sof N. Perry
"
do.
44
do
94
"
do
37
N. Stanton
G. Hennessy
A. Mann
N. Baker
00:
Petitioners will
J. Even so, William L. Ford John Rennie Geo. Cameron I. Campbell J. A. Fowler
Sergeant 63
A019 Song : 244
Song! 15
do. 21
D. McDonald I. Duncan