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10. Whether each of the Appointments held by the Applicant has been on the Fixed Establishment of the Colony.
11. Whether the duties of the several offices or situations held since the Applicant entered the Civil Service have been such as to require that the holder should give his whole time to the Public Service.
Yes, except in the case of the Barbados appointment. Private practice was allowed.
12. Whether holding any other Public Appointment, or receiving or claiming to receive any Public Money by Compensation, Half-pay, or otherwise.
13. If any kind of Pension or other Allowance has been commuted under the Imperial Pensions Commutation Acts, 1869 and 1871, the annual amount of Pension or Allowance so commuted, and the date of Commutation should be inserted.
14. Absence, beyond ordinary Vacation leave :-
Period of Absence Number of Days Cause of Absence 17 July 1891 to March 1872 18 Vacation & full pay May 1894 to March 1895 18 8th July 1899 to 14th Feb 1900 18 1901 18 Half pay-engaged in drafting bills for new edition of laws of British Hong Kong 1891/92 18 1899/1900 18 1901/1902 1515. Date of Cessation of Duty,
215 Half pay-engaged in compiling new edition of laws of Hong Kong
Code of Procedure Good of Hong Kong
sick leave
rengaged in drafting
Arding
31st March 190
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16. Date of Cessation of Salary,
17. Date from which, inclusively, Pension will commence,
1st April 190
18. Statement, if the circumstances warrant it, that the Applicant has discharged his duties with "diligence and fidelity, to the satisfaction of the Head Officer or Officers of his Department," to be signed by any two of such Head Officers, if there shall be more than one, or by such Head Officer if there shall be but one, together with such a statement as will exhibit the merit, and value, and labour of the services of the Person recommended, embracing as long a period of his public service as can be authentically stated, and observations as to Special Services, Suspension, Reprimand, &c., with full particulars of any injuries received on duty, or other claims or matters for consideration.
The applicant has discharged his duties with diligence and fidelity to the satisfaction.
By Gascoyne
Major General Administering the government
19. Computation, by the Colonial Treasurer, of the Pension, &c.
I certify that the pension which may be paid to the Applicant according to the Rules of the Colonial Service, amounts to £2362-10s-0d
and I base my Certificate on the following calculation :-
Length of service = 13 years 6 months 18 days.
Half pay leave = 402 days.
Service for pension purposes = 13 years 6 months 18 days.
The applicant is entitled to draw his pension at the rate of £2362.50.
Colonial Treasurer.
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