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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
HONGKONG, 24th November, 1922.
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My Lord Duke,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt
of Mr. Churchill's despatch No.267 of the 31st August regarding Mr. J. Ingham's passage to England on his retirement.
2.
Previous to the year 1920 Subordinate European Officers were granted free passages when going on or returning from leave, but they were not entitled to tres passages on retirement. This rule was enforced in respect of all officers except the Police, for whom the Captain Superintendent of Police had been providing free passages on retirement without the knowledge of the Government.
3.
Under the Scheme of free passages for all European officers, which was introduced in January, 1920, a free passage is granted on retirement, provided that the officer concerned has completed four and a half years' resident service since his last return from leave; and, if he is permitted to retire before he has completed such term of resident service, the Government contributes towards the
cost of his passage a sum which bears a like proportion
to the total cost of the passage as the period of the
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE, K.G.,
&C.
&c.,
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officer's
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