suggesting

This vighs.

Sour, y

We have been pressed by the S.S. for an increase in W. and 0. *

pensions. They are certainly very small

)

+

and as

may

*

te sm

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the amount depends upon the amount of an Officer's

contributions, I think it would be unwise to let

him escape paying 4 per cent on his duty pay. On

the other hand, i would not make him pay the 4 per

cent when he is on leave, and not receiving any

duty pay at all. I would rule accordingly both for

H.K. and for the Malay Peninsula.

in certai

when the contribution started la

or th

life was much than the h but the ca value of

it will make the computation of Widows' pensions a

rather more complicated, but not to a

extent.

AVC

serious

Mr A. J. Harding

does anything

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this from the point gris of the w. to.

Fund?

Fr. 18

mă Fiddes

The Sespatch is rather muddled, but the first thing to be decided

is whether Suty pay

Две should be regarded

salary and be liable to the Seduction

of 4% as contribution. I

think I asked

whether this

ES

fair life. policy

mă Stublo

some

trine

ago

the letters

of

thad been settled.

Robuson & Macdonald (26687/11 FMS)

clear that the 24% will be

J

all

that

selection

of mesors

On looking at the desp. again I think the Gov.

only means to ask whether 4 per cent should be

paid on duty pay when it is not drawn. I would

rule in the negative both for H.K. and Malaya.

The man who would elect to pay under Mr. Stubbs'

suggestion can use the money fer by exercising his

prudential proclivities in some other way,

to give a choice introduces an unnecessary

plication.

Arc

and

Com-

it is

charged

་་

on

"salary"

not on

the

Suty

and I

)

Son't

allowance.

think that the

that the Sefuition of "salary"

15 includes a

§2 of H Kong Oro" & 156

allowance"

no

as

08

to the policy

objection to

(2) laying down

contribution should tr

"Suly

that the 4%

on

the man's

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