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containing the only objections and proposals which he
appears desirous to press since I gather from this letter
that he does not wish me to put forward additional object-
-ions raised in previous letters.
On the other hand contributors
who are in favour of the transfer have asked that the
following suggestions should be considered on the valua-
-tion now or hereafter to be made:-
(a).
that when contributors are drawing
half-pay their contributions should, without deduction of
Pension under the Tables, be made on their half-salary
only;
(b).
that the Pensions of Orphans
might be increased even at the expense of increased con-
-tributions. This suggestion is rade by certain married
contributors;
(c).
that a bachelor who subscribes
for 35 years or until the age of 65 should have some
greater concession made to him than merely recovering half
of his subscriptions;
(d).
that a widower without pensionable
children should be placed on the same footing as a bachelor
in the matter of refund of contributions.
4.