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(4). In 1906, the foregoing arrangements ceased, and a
Ruling apparently based on General Orders No.159 and No.120 (c) of the Hongkong Government Regula-
tions, was substituted with the effect that your
petitioner as well as other officers who had previously received four months vacation, and drew leave pay at 4/- the dollar, had to accept three months vacation and a 5/- dollar, as the date of
their transfer from Police Department brought
them under the provisions of General Order No.159
and General Order No. 120 (c) respectively.
(B). In 1912 following representations made on this
subject by Inspector R.G.McEwen, one of the officer) affected under General Order No.120 (c) it was ruled that he be allowed to draw leave pay at 4/- and pension at 5/8 the dollar. Subsequently other Officers affected under General Order No.120 (c)
received lapsing pay to the amount of the differ- ence between leave pay at 4/- to the dollar and 5/- to the dollar.
(8). Your petitioner then submitted the following
minute to Government "Now that it has been defin-
itely settled that Police Service counts for leave
privileges and that certain Officers have received
the back pay due to them, I beg to point out that
in 1906 and 1909 I had to accept three months
vacation full pay leave, instead of four months
allowed by leave Regulations, and that there is
now due me the sum of £16.0.0 for months of August
September 1906 and £17.0.0 for months of March
April 1909 making a total of £35.0.0 sterling.
Trusting that as in the case of the other officers
similarly placed this sum may be paid me by the