(4)
Instructions refered to on page 1
If this Paper of Particulars and the Certificates connected with it be not sent in original, the copies
must be duly attested.
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Ing
Jov. 33971 Hong Kong.
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Hand 1. of Paper-In the case of an Officer serving on the West Coast of Africa, a statement is to be added whether
he is a native of that Coast, (Colonial Regulations § 130.)
Ifond 3---State the description of Allowance, for which the Application is recommended, viz, Superannuation, Compensation,
Compassionate allowance, or Gratuity, and its amount. In the case of Persons claiming au addition to their pensions, in respect of Professional or other special qualifications, this should be stated, and a reference should be given to the authority under which the claim ie monde.
Head 5--If the service has been interrupici by one or more breaks, the word "broken" should be added before or after the number of years and month, and the causes, dates and erreumstances of the break or breaks should be stated under heading 9.
Head 6- If the person retiring has been in reveljt of the same Salary, or in the class from which he retires, for the 36 months immediately before the duty of his retirement, the actual annual rate of Salary or Wages at that date should be inserted, preceded by the word "actual". In other cases the average annual amount of Salary or Wages for the 6 months nest preceding the date of retirement should be inserted, preceded by the word "average", but if the whole period of service is less than three years, then the average for the whole period of service should be inserted,
Head 7---A separate statement should be hiertes of the average Annual Value, for the 36 months inmediately preceding retirement, of each Emolument (exclusive of salary or wages) which is claimed to be included in the calculation of the pension or Gratuity.
Whenever the value of a House or House Allowance, so escertained, exceeds one-sixth of the salary and other emoluments which count for Pension purposes. it is to be reduced to one-sixth of that amount, so that it shall not
exceed one-seventh of the whole.
Fees which an Officer is allowed to retain fet his own use will be taken into account for Pension purposes, with regular salary, at the annual average of the Lei recipts of the 76 months next preceding the Officer's retirement., These net receipts are to be ascertained by deducting from the gross amount of Fees such Office Expenses, de, as an Officer may have had to defray from his own resources, is performing the services for which he was remunerated by Fees. No deduction, however, from the Fees should be made in respect of Office Expenses provided from Public Funds, for the due discharge of those duties to which a Fixed Salary is anexed. Paper of "Particulars" when for- warded to the Colonial Department should be accompanied by formal Declarations from the retiring Officers, showing the amount received by them for Fees, and the amount defrayed as above for Office Expenses, &c., in each of the three years immediately preceding retirement. It will be the duty of the Colonial Government concerned to satisfy themselves of the accuracy of such staten ents before forwarding them to the Colonial Office. In the case of Officers receiving Fixed Salaries and Fees, the Fees will put in ordinary circumstances be allowed to count for Pension pur- poses to the extent of more than one quarter of the Salaries, and Fees will not in any case be allowed to count for Pension purposes during any period in which the whole time of the Officer receiving them was not given to the Public Service.
Lead 8. In cases of infinity if the Applicant is below the ordinary age for retirement, a Medical Certificate is to be furnished showing that he is disqualified by infinity of mind or body for discharging the duties of his situation, and that such infirmity is likely to be permanent.
In case of ten years service or more, this Certificate should be signed by two Officers, of whom at least one should, if possible, be a Salaried Officer of Government.
Head 9-As to "broken" service see Head 5.
If the Applicant has had any "acting" service the details must be fully given, with a statement whether or not, during the "acting" service, he was connected with the permanent Civil Service of the Colony,
Houd 11f in special circumstances, a professional Civil Officer has been allowed to have "private practice" without
forfeiting his claim to Pensiou, the facts are to be fully stated.
Head 11-if the Applicant is liable to any deduction from his service under Clause 102 of the Colonial Regulations, the
facts should be fully stated.
Head 19-The length of service and other particulars of the computation are to be given. When an average of Salary,
de., is taken the mode of calculating it (whether by months, &c.,) is to be explained.
DRAFT.
The Secretary
to the Treasury.
Oct
MINUTE.22
Mr. Hunta V6
Mr. Harris 30.
Mr. Fiddes.
Mr. Just.
Mr. Cox.
Sir C. Lucas.
Sir F. Hopwood.
Col. Seely.
Lord Crewe.
pray
Aned – 39455
Soi.
3 Nov
October 1909.
I am directed by the Earl of
brewe to state that for the information
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of the Lords Commrs. of the Treasury,
that Mr Denis Doyle, who was transferred in 1896 from the service of the General
to the afft. of
Prisons Board for Ireland
Warder in the Prisons Department, Hong
will retire from the Public Service
3 crafts
Kong,
on the ground of
ill health,
as from.
the
A
copy of the
which
7th of April 1910.
Medical
refort in consequena of
lothing jooted the service lafon 1st July 1897, are entitled to deaw their pension in England at the rate 24 Astiam lures who joined later to 3 the datlar.
having post the service before 23rd June. 1595, and drawing peusion in India are entitled to evelange me of thes, 10/7 for every $200; others who joined later to Rs. 200 for every 3100,
D' Benson - 12 July
(2.33594)
this officer is
being ahiret iscretoed for their Lordships information
2.