I cherish the wish that any Humphrey furlough dealt with wider Rules 1 a 3
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by 26 April 1905 I shall have served, pursuant to
14 Feb 1900, actually
2 remittances and
but with the additional 10 years my
Under Rule (e)
I am accordingly entitled
to claim
60
15 for the first 10 years
In each complete year of service in excess of ten years
and the Leave.
Further
Leave would
be at half rate to pay leave (assuming the last to pay leave
to be from 27 Feb 1904 to
26 July 1905, inclusive)
26 days
1.
21 days
Under Rule 3 (2) I am also entitled
to claim 5 years additional for professional
qualifications, having on first entering Service been appointed Attorney
General
Note: Although the Pension Regulations published by Government Notification, No 432, Gazette
18 July 1902, in that of Government Notification No 17 of 1902 suits section 2 of Rule 3 to which I have referred, the rights of then existing officers are not affected by this bureau. See C.S.O Circular of 26 July 1902.
Applying these Regulations to my
(Hongkong)
my case and
the Secretary of State having sanctioned my retirement from and after 26 April 1905, I submit the leave could work out as follows for calculation.
24.3
that is to say
men
24.4 complete years.
I should, therefore, be entitled to 24/60
of my salary
as
Chief Justice, as
I shall
have held
the post 3 years
at Hongkong
only, having been appointed 14 April 1902.
is $13,500 counted for pension purposes
That
Salary
at 3/8 per dollar
$13,500
$5400 at 3/8 = £990.
£990.
8 The above refers to the Hongkong Pension.
As regards British Ordinance I was Attorney General there from 10 Aug 1883 (when I left
England to take up the post) till 15th March 1886