Fund and of the Management and control
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the pensions of
Widows and Orphaus
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to consolidate
relation
the laws in
there to
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glad
to leam that the
new system has been accepted acquessed in by
large majority of
the members
Fund.
of
the
3. With regard to the suggestions (a) (b) (c) 2-(6) mentioned in
paragraph 3 of your despatch, I have objection to the repeal
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of the provision st "of section 19 (1) which limits the pension of
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(Enclosure in 1588/09)
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fourth of the widow's, pension in where
thris
case
then
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or less children
entitled to pension.
The rule that the
whole
amount
share of the
witow's
pension should br
бичбет
equally
ausong
the children of
pensionable age
whatever their
number. has been
adopted they in Ceylons
and the Straits Settlements, and
will br
seen
as
from
the Enclosed memorandum by
Mr Young raises
objection
adoption
to its
xo
in Hongkong.
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extent at
any
rate,
meet suggestion
(t). The other
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