DESPATCH.
No. 6664
HONG KONG
(Subject.)
Report of Directors giving information required: explains high death rate among non-Chinese, low rate among Chinese.
(Minutes.)
Mr. Fiddes. I am sorry to have delayed this paper.
Aug 6; 2nd April.
long, partly from press of other work and partly because it seemed desirable to get rid of the Ceylon W. & V. before dealing with this.
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Mr. Young in his report 5.63 of Aug: 15 of 1900 on the criticized ground that the option to continue contributing to the fund might be exercised to the disadvantage of the fund. It appears from the despatch that very few do continue and I think we may disregard the criticism. It is the rule in other Colonies to maintain this rule which was intended primarily for men going to other Colonies.
The Governor proposed in cases of men who leave the service to allow them finally to withdraw from the fund receiving back their contributions as under s.37 of the Ordinance. The refund however in the case ought to be...