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quarters were in barrecks, in which it was their duty to
live. If the allowance for quarters were to be adopted in
the case of the Indian contingent, it would no doubt be
necessary also to make the same concession to all
contingents. The petitioners are correct in stating that a European Police officer can earn a full pension in about
twenty five years, whereas an Indian officer must serve
for about thirty five years. This however applies also to
other non-European contingents of the Force, and the
differentiation appears to have been made intentionally
and rightly, inasmuch as the European officer is serving
in a climate and an environment which are far different
from that of his native country, while the Indian or
Chinese officer is serving in conditions to which he has
been more or less accustomed since birth. The present
conditions of service appear to be sufficiently attractive
to bring suitable recruits from India to join the Police
Force; whereas on the other hand the conditions, so far
as Europeans are concerned, had to be specially improved
in 1919 in order to attract a suitable type of man to the
Force. If the differentiation in favour of the European
is, in modern conditions, excessive I suggest that it is because the Europeans are now treated too generously rather
than because the non-Europeans are not treated generously
enough.
3.
The question of the rate of exchange for payment of pensions to Indians has already been submitted for your consideration in the correspondence under refereno
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
f
Aut. hathast
Governor.