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Instructions referred to on page 1.
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If this Paper of Particulars and the Certificates connected with it be not sent in original, the copies must be duly attested.
Head 1. of Paper-lu the case of an Officer servingloa the West Cost of Africa, a statement is to be added whet ber
he is a native of that Coast. (Colonial Regulations § 430.)
Head 3-State the description of Allowance, for which the Application is recommended, viz, Superannuation, Compensation, In the case of Persons claiming an addition to their pensions Compassionate Allowance, or Gratuity, and its amount.
in respect of professional or other special qualifications, this should be stated, and a reference should be given to the authority under which the claim is inade.
Head 5-If the service has been interrupted by one or more broaks, the word "brotan" should be added before or after the number of years an 1 month in the cansos, dates aut circumstances of the brock or breaks should be stated auder heading 2,
Head 6-If the person retiring has been in receipt of the same Salary, or in the class from which he retires, for the 36 months immediately before the data on his retirement, 19 asual auuus! rate of Salary or Wages at that date should be inserted, prended by the word "actual". In other cases the average annual amount of Salary or Wages for the 36 months next preceding the date of retirement should be inserted, preceded by the word "average", but if the whole period of service is less than three years, then the averige for the whole period of service should be inserted,
Head 7-A separite statement så vald be insorted of the average Anaual Valus, for the 36 months immediately preceding retiremen, of each Emolument rexclusive of salicy or wages) which is claimed to be included in the calculation of the Pension or Gratuity.
Whenever the value of a House or House Allowane, so ascertained, exceeds one sixth of the salary and other emoluments which count for Pension purposes, it is to be reduced to one-sixth of that amount, so that it shall not exceed one-seventh of the whole.
Fees which an Officer is allowed to retain for his own use will be taken into account for Pension purposes, with regular salary, at the annual average of the net receipts of the 36 months next preceding the Officer's retirement. These not receipts are to be ascertained by deducting from the gross amount of Fees such Office Expenses, &c., as au Officer may have had to defray from his own resources, in performing the services for which he was remunerated by Fees. No deduction, however, from the Fees should be made in respect of Office Expenses provided from Public Funds, for the due discharge of those duties to which a Fixed Salary is anexed, Paper of "Particulars" when forwarded to the Culo- nial Department should be accompanied by formal Declarations from the retiring Officers, showing the amount received by them for Fees, and the amount defrayed as above for Office Expenses, &c., in each of the three years immediately preceding retirement. It will be the duty of the Colonial Covernment concerned to satisfy themselves of the accuracy of such statements before fowarding then to the Colonial Office. In the case of Officers receiving Fixed Salaries and Fecs, the Fees will not in ordinary circumstances be allowed to count for Pension purposes to the extent of more than one quarter of the Salaries, and Fees will not in any case be allowed to count for Pension purposes during any period in which the whole time of the Officer receiving them was not given to the Public Service.
Read 8-In cases of infirmity if the Applicant is below the ordinary age for retirement, a Medical Certificate is to be fur- nished showing that he is disqualified by infirmity of mind or body for discharging the duties of his situation, and that such infirmity is likely to be permatient.
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DRAFT.
HONG KONG
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Jo.
GOT.
anod 46029
sir,
I have the honour to ack. the receipt
of your desp. No. 61 of 21st February, trans-
mitting a paper of particulars of the service
of Dr. W.V.M.Koch in Hong Kong, with a view
to the computation of his pension.
Colony
MINUTE.
Sir F.May.K.C.M.G.
May 8
Mr. Hunter(0
Mfr.
Mr. Collins |
Mr. Grindla
Mr. Laubert
Mr. Read.
Sir G. Fildes.
Mr. Heins.
Mr. Lang.
In case of ten years' service or more, this Certificate should be signed by two Officere, of whom at least one should, If possible, be a Salaried Officer of Government.
drafts
Hend 9-As to "broken" service soc Head 5.
If the Applicant has had any "acting" servise the details must be fully given, with a statement whether or not, during the "acting" service, he was connected with the perment Civil Service of the Colony.
Head II-If in special circumstances, a professional Civil Officer has been allowel to hava "private practice" without
forfeitag his claim t› Pansion, the Excts are to be fully stated,
Head 14-If the Applicant is liable to any deduction from his sorries under Clan3 102 of the Clouini Regulations, the
facts should be fully stated.
Hen 19-The length of service and other particulara of the computation are to be given. When an average of Salary, &c.
is taken, the mods of calculating it (whether by months, &c.,) is to be explained.
(1) Offers baring joined the service before 1st July 1897, are entitled to draw their pension in England at the rate
of 8/8d. the dollar; others who joined later to 3) - the dollar.
(2) Indiano having joined the service before 28rd June, 1895, and drawing pension in India are entitled to exchange
at the rate of Rs. 227 for every $100: others who joined later to Hu, 200 for avery $100,
of
2. As Dr. Koch's nett service in the
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after the deduction of 8 months in
respect of 15 months' half-pay leave, was 13
years 9 months, and the addition which can
be made to his service, under Clause 17 (2)
of the Pension Minute, is 4 years 7 months,
it will be to his advantage to have his pen-
sion computed under that clause, rather than
under Clause 1 (5). Accordingly, his pension-
able service will be 18 years 4 months.
3. The superannuation form enclosed in
your despatch does not indicate the emolu-
ments upon which Dr. Koch's pension should be
based. I observe from the Blue Book, however.
that his predecessor. Dr. Bell, whose emplu-
240 as Supt. of the
Bref
ments were
4200 plus
8$240
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