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only entitled to receive, when
leave, the equivalent of theimpin the
balance
their salary or pension
deducting the contubution
in dollars
after
acordance with the prachie burthents in
GWJ
at men
force.
ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE CROWN ACENTS FOR THE COLONIES,
Hong Kong.
C. O.
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REC
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193
DOWNING STREET, LONDON.
13th July
190 O
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Sir,
032 June 1900 enclo.
CA
14502
CA
to 0.A. 6123
Sept. 1885 jelo.
to C.A.
Jan. 1886 c10.
to C.A.
I have the honour to enclose a copy of a letter
which we have received from the Government of Hong Kong
directing that the deductions from the salaries of officers
on leave of their contributions to the Widows' and Orphans'
Fund should be made at the current rate of exchange instead
of in accordance with the practice hitherto in force.
This would appear to be an attempt to upset the
rule proposed in our letter of the 18th of July and approved
by your letter of the 25th of August 1892, and having
regard to the inconvenience which would be caused both to
ourselves and to Officers on leave if any other system than
that now in force were adopted,we trust that the Secretary
of State will insist on the system being maintained, It
as fully discussed in connection with the Ceylon Widows'
and Orphans' Fund in the years 1885 1886 in the corres-
pondence
21485
April 1886 clo.
-85-
567
86
lence noted in the margin.
I have the honour to he,
sir,
Your Obedient Servant,
e Under Secretary of State,
SAC
&C Bec
Colonial Office.
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