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Sir,
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
HONGKONG. 20th. No vember, 1912.
J
I have the honour to inform you that Mr. J. A.
Bucknill, the Attorney-General, has raised the question of whe ther he should be required to contribute to the Widows' and Orphans'
Pension Fund. I enclose a copy of his minute.
2.
The point raised by Mr. Bucknill, namely, that
he was ignorant of the existence of the Widows' and Orphans'
Pensions Ordinance, 1908, when he accepted the appointment of Attomey-General has been raised before, but the decision has in- -variably been that the law must prevail. The case is a somewhat hard one, but in view of the definition of "officer" in the
Ordinance and the provisions of Section 7 I am not prepared to
recommend any exemption in this case.
be
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble servant,
Atmay
Governor, &..
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
LEVIS HARCOURT, L.P..
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