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matrons and Bursing- sisters, with uther services.

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the Overseas Nursing Association, and has held a pensionable office in this Colony on or at any time after the 1st day of January, 1926, as a matron or nursing-sister in a Government bospital for a period, which need not be continuous, of not less than three years, and she is not eligible for pension, gratuity or other retiring allowance under the Regulations contained in Parts II and IV of these Regulations, but her aggregate service in this Colony and in other public service as aforesaid make up a period, which need not be continuous, of not less than fifteen years, or ten years if she is compelled by reason of ill-health, not caused by her own misconduct, to relinquish her overseas nursing career, she may, subject as hereinafter provided, on her ultimate retirement from the public service be granted an allowance calculated at the rate of eight shillings and four pence (8s. 44.) per annum for each complete month of her pensionable service in this Colony: Provided that, except in the case of retirement, which in the opinion of the Governor in Council is ultimate retirement on account of infirmity of mind or body, or which is from a Colony in which the age of voluntary retirement is less than fifty years, no such allowance shall be payable until the matron or nursing- sister attains the age of fifty years; and provided further that the grant of every allowance under this Regulation shall be dependent on the production to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State of certificates of satisfactory service in respect of each term of service making up the minimum period of fifteen years or ten years, as the case may be, and that the total allowance drawn by a matron or nursing-sister from all sources in respect of her nursing career shall not exceed two-thirds of the highest pensionable emoluments drawn by her at any time in the course of her service in this Colony or in other public service.

Aden

Bahamas

Barbados

PENSIONS REGULATIONS, 1949. [Regulation 8.]

Basutoland

SCHEDULE.

Bechuanaland Protectorate

Bermuda

British Guiana

British Honduras

British Solomon Islands

Protectorate

Cayman Islands

Colonial Audit Department

(Home Establishment)

Crown Agents for the

Colonies

1.

Сургия Dominica

East Africa High Commission

Falkland Islands

Federated Malay States

Federation of Malaya

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Nigeria

North Borneo

Northern Rhodesia Nyasaland

St. Helena

St. Lucia

St. Vincent Sarawak

Fiji

Gambia

Gibraltar

Gilbert and Ellice Islands

Colony

Gold Coast Grenada Jamaica Kenya

Kenya and Uganda Railways and Harbours Administra- tion

Leeward Islands

Malayan Establishment

Malayan Union

Malia Mauritius

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore Somaliland

Straits Settlements Swaziland

Tanganyika Territory Trinidad

Tucks and Caicos Islands Uganda

United Kingdom of Great

Britain and Northern

Ireland

Zanzibar

Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 7th day

of December, 1949-

Clerk of Councils.