!
large number
of
with drevals
fr the Frund, I observe.
annual
fr. The report for 1902
A
enclosed in
desp
no
77 of the 30th Feb last,
that whereas 67 officers
joined the fund during
55 officers left,
1902,
presumably by
retirement
of removal
fr. the service without
pensions.
This appears to
be a very large number of
(withdrawals I should be
glad to
know whether this
excessive
consist
chiefly of Chinese members
of the service,
also what
proportion of withdrawals,
since the foundation of
the Fund, consists of
bachelors
who receive
50% of their contributions
under
37 of
Ord, 15 of
1900,
what proportion
consists of
widows & children
of
members, whose
claim
upon the Fund
retain
a
claim
In future annual
reports
it
would be convenient to
state what
divide the
officers who have
the
Fund into these
classes.
As at present
advised,
I
04-2-2--1.
disposed to agree
with
the suggestion in
desp. under
that
P. 13 of the
Ordinance, should be amended
to
a
similar clause,