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* hereby certify, that ... Police Constable no: 64. Henry Phillips
has received Full Salary at the rate of $ £. Ho...
S
rel
+3
Good conduct allowance
Knowledge of Chinese
31
Police Constable.
up to the
per Annum as
16th July
... 191 $.
Half Salary will be drawn whilst on leave through the Crown Agents for the Colonies,
London, at the rate of.....
8£ 55.
and from 14 th tower ber 1915: @ the rats (0,
Good dauhuet allowance at the rate of $
Knowledge of Chinese at the rate of S
per manum from 17th July 19/15 to tho Jad
when he
witter token on by wver office.
being the net amount due to him after deducting his contribution to the Widows' and Orphans' Fund
Mhu
Colonial Treasurer.
Xore, ferra proveeding on leave of absence are requested to aberto, that they will not be snuble-l to receives Half Salary
in Earlund unless this certifiente du July filled up and signed.
NB.
Officers before returning to the Colony must apply to the Crown ageuts at least three months prior to the expiration of their leave of absence Er instruc- tions as to their medical examination,
EXTRACTS
FROM
LEAVE REGULATIONS
OF
HONGKONG POLICE FORCE
205
Regulations approved by the Governor on the 23rd day of July, 1896, relating to of absence to Members of the Police Force of Hongkong, under Ordinance 11 of 1900. (New edition)
EUROPEANS.
Lrace at the expiration of Five Years' Service.
1 Any European Member of the Police Force may, after each period of live years ser- vicc, on claiming his return passage, under § 16 of Ordinance 11 of 1900, apply through the Captain Superintendent of Police to His Excellency the Governor for permission to return to the service within a period not exceeding nine months.
2. Should this application be approved, the applicant will receive half pay, during bis absence, and a certificate entitling him to a return passage to the Colony within the period specified: subject to his passing a satisfactory Medical Examination about three months before the expiration of his leave as to his fitness to return to a tropical climate.
3. The Applicant shall enter into a bond for the refund of the half pay, or the difference between his pension and half pay as the case may be, drawn after his leaving the Colony, in case he does not return at the period specified.
t. This period may nevertheless be extended by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, on such ground as may to him be satisfactory, and such extension shall be deemed to be leave originally granted within the meaning of the above Sections 1, 2, and 3, anything therein con- tained to the contrary notwithstanding,
5. Such leave shall enable the applicant to count his previous service as regard the time of service acquired before a pension is granted, and each period of two months on leave sha'l count as one month's service towards the computation of a pension.
6. On the Applicant's return to the Colony, he shall be reinstated in his relative position in the Force, and he will be sworn in for a further period of five years' service under §§ 8 and 13 of Ordinance 11 of 1900.
7. If at the expiration of five years' service leave is refused on the ground that the Applicant's service cannot then be spared, he shall be allowed leave at the earliest suitable inte, and the time elapsing between the expiration of the above mentioned five years' service and the date of his going on leave, shall be calculated towards the period of five years' service to be served by him on his return from such leave, five years' service expires is on consideration of health unsuitable for leave tɔ be taken, th
If the time of year at which a period of Applicant may, by permission, go on leave at any time within six months from such expiratio : of service, and this interval shall count towards his next period of five years' service.
8. The period of time spent on leave will not count towards the calculation of time cons- tituting any term of five years' service for bonus or passage.
Note: Under Section 2 he is entitled to a return passage, 3nd. class, per Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's Mail Steamer at the cost of the Colony, subject to his passing a satisfactory Medical Examination about 3 months before the expiration of his leave as to his fitness to return to a tropical climate.