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the Hong Kong transfer clause to
that generally
As it stands, the
in operation elsewhere.
Judge Siden
servin in Hong Kong
treated as
the
Judge
with longish
is not
Ay
well
with short service-
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Gov/47111/H, Kong.
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DOWNING STREET,
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October, 1923.
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I should thirth you diffentity in adopting
will have to
The
suggestin
and you will then be able to do all
you want for Ress Davies.
yours ever
(gd) A. I. Collins.
DRAFT.
HONG KONG
NO 256
Gov. Sir E. Stubbs.
MINUTE.
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127. Hunter 17
Mr. Blood od 18 387. Collins
Mr. Davis.
Sir G. Grindle.
Sir H. Read.
Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge
the receipt of your despatch No.266 of the
14th of August reporting the impending
retirement of Sir W.He es Davies, Chief
Justice of Hong Kong, and in the circumstances
disclosed recommending that his service as
Chief Justice should be reckoned at a total
18
of 12 years,
in order that the pension for
Sir J. Masterton Smith.
Mr. Ormsby-Gore.
Duke of Devonshire.
This can
now
fremm ju REC burther meante.
3 drafts
19.10
which he has qualified should be increased
by £80 per annum.
до
2. As you are aware the course proposed
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is open to serious objection.
Cases not
infrequently arise in which I am obliged
to withhold approval of the grant of pensions
in excess of the amounts for which officers
have qualified, and were I to agree to your
suggestion I should find it difficult to
resist similar applications from elsewhere.
Gp. 140
3. As