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Aðvanoss on recount of coexied zez to oficials wim to diperparkention.
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A forn of questionnaire to be completed by officials on their journy home had alrosãy been oiroulated and provision once in that questionnaire for the lace shortly prior to disembarkation of såvenees up to £50 in the case of officials entitled to secriing pay. - Colonel Cole, however, was of the opinion that it une undesirable that whilst on board ship there should be question of different trestment as between officials and non-officials; be also thought that in the pressure of work in connection with the disasson rice tion of the released internees, that every attempt should be unde to reduce vork to the very minimu In those circumstances, he felt it undesirable that there should be additi nal work connected with payment of these advances. Be stated that everybody on boned ship would receive a mall enah advince sufficiënt to moble then to reach their lanes and in those elraumstances he thought it proferable that any further advance should be sent direct to the official's home sååress rather than being handed to him on disembarkation or ove shortly prior to his disebarkatim,
agreed that it would be suficient if the official foɛnd a cheque for tho mount of the advanos aʊiting him on his arrival home. The problem was firther discussed between those most directly concerted immediately after the main meeting, and having regard to the views expressed at the meeting by Colonel Cole and Mr. Gent, it was decided thắt provisional arangments already made between the Crown Agents and Ir. Tooks as to providing in. Tooke with blank cheques to be completed on the voyage home for issue to the officiala imediately prior to their "disomberkosiím, should be cancelled, end that instead,
arrangements should be made to inform the Hong Kong Ani Kalayan Covenante Accountant as long before the arrival of the ship ces possible, of the namca end the addresses of the officials who wished to have an advance on account of accrued pay awaiting them on their arrived hue, The Acountent would then prepare the necessary instructions to the Crom A¿ents for the Colonies who would arrense for warrants to be issued in sufficient time to reach the official's home address by time or the officials om errível.
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