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me in the
necessary
case
of Indians and extravagant. The -
climate of Hong Kong is certainly
worse than that of Upper India.
no
It appears to me to be
the same
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much
that of
very the
Punjab, with
this difference that the summer here
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invalided) that is, I think the service for pension might be extended by five years, and the climate allowance in calculating pension
withdrawn.
Is
regards the persion
question of constables of other na -
الحب
is not so
hot, and the
rainy
seasow
į
somewhat
longer
but less severe. There
is no climatic hardship here for the
native
of
the Punjab.
The pension which can
now be earned by
an Indian Cous.
table after fifteen years' service is I
very high, compared to a
think
sepoys
In pension after 21 years.
my opi- nion and Indian constable would
be well pensioned if after 20
years service he were to receive 20th of the his rank mistead of being- pay of
allowed to retire on
15
years
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pension after service (except in case of being
invalided)
honalities,
(a) Europeans. I.
I am
very
conscious
of
су
the
the heavy drain on the finances
Colony caused
by the European constables pension list, which will
probably be still more increased -
before the
mayeinum is reached. Nevertheless I do not see that this
can be reduced,
source of expenditure can Any further increase of length of service or reduction of clunate allow. ance would I fee curtain
the good supply of now get. It longer
stop
the
class
of
men wE,
service than 15
years for private constables would be
killing.