083/4988 (F.1)
COPY.
WAR OFFICE,
London, S. W.
572
80 September, 1916.
Sir,
I am commanded by the Army Council to send you,
for the information of the Postmaster General, the
enclosed copy of a letter dated 14th August 1916 from
the General Officer Commanding, China Command, relative
to the employment of Sergeant Cooper, 4th Battalion,
Shropshire Light Infantry, in the General Post Office,
Hong Kong.
Prior to the War, Sergeant Cooper was employed
under the Postmaster General, and it is assured that
he is a pensionable civil servant, and that, since
embodiment, he has been receiving from the General Post Office the difference (if any) between his Imperial
civil and military pay.
As he is now being employed by the Colonial Government he should be regarded as on leave without pay,
following the Treasury ruling in the case of civil
servants who after enlistment in the Army are released
for munition work, and your Department will no doubt
take the necessary action to withhold any balance of
civil pay during the period of this employment.
I am to add that the General Officer Commanding
will be asked to report as soon as the civil employment terminatos, and your Department will then be notified.
I am,
Sir,.
"Your obedient Servant,
he Secretary,
General Post Office.
(Sga) B. B. Cubitt.