President
REN BY DEPT
The Overseas Nursing Association.
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF ATHLONE, K.G., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., D.S.O.
Vice-President and Hon. Treasurer:
Brigadier-General SIR SAMUEL WILSON, G.C.M.G., K.C.B.
Hon. Secretary
Chairman. Nursing Committee
LADY ANTROBUS, D.B.E.
LADY WILSON.
Secretary
MISS GAWAN TAYLOR. O.B.E,
IMPERIAL INSTITUTE,
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Telegraphic Address:
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Reparative, Southkens, London."
Telephone : Kensington 3556.
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5 JAN1939
Ref: 53712/6/38.
Sir,
ACKD.HYPE. 5/1/39
BY
SOUTH KENSINGTON,
LONDON, S.W.7.
3rd January, 1939.
I have the honour to acknowledge the letter from the
Colonial Office dated January the 2nd, regarding the salary scales
of Matrons and Nursing Sisters in the service of the Hong Kong
Government.
I enclose the leaflet giving general information of
conditions of service in Hong Kong, which is sent by the Overseas
Nursing Association to prospective candidates for appointment
in this Colony. I shall be glad to know whether clause 10 is
still correct or whether all NursingSisters are eligible for the
pensionable establishment if their services are retained at the
end of their three years' agreement.
It is noted that the Secretary of State has approved of
the number of posts of Matron and Senior Nursing Sister being
increased. I shall be glad to know whether Question 2 on page