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I do not like the first proposal in No. 1.
which, so far as I am aware, is without precedent
elsewhere. It seems particularly inopportune at the
present moment when an attempt is being made to
instil a greater measure of uniformity in Colonial
Pension legislation generally.
As regards the desirability of officers being
in a position normally to retire at the age of 55,
it will be recalled that this is the normal retiring
age in Malaya, and that there has been no manipula-
tion of the Pensions Ordinance there to make normal
retirement at 55 possible.
In Malaya, a cadet
joining the Service at, say, 23 and retiring at 55 can
only get 32 + 5
60ths
of his final salary which is,
of course, less than 2/3rds.
It seems to me that if the pensions now
payable are inadequate, proper remedy would be by
revising the pensionable emoluments on which
pensions are calculated.
The second proposal in No. 1. accordingly
seems to be a move in the right direction and I see
nothing objectionable in the proposal itself..
It is, however, suggested, in addition to
proposal 1 that it is not regarded as being in itself
sufficient