CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4] — Page 178

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letters from the Colonial Office, London, to the Commissioners of London Police, stating particulars attending the appointment of myself and Inspectors to the Honghong Police, and it will be perceived by His Excellency that a

- retiring allowance for wounds or climatic disease is made contingent upon the Colonial Revenue being adequate to such a charge, but as this will be an, -uncertainty as regards future provision, I and Inspector Smithers

are

desireus of resigning all claim from that source and become dependent upon the Civil Fund.

was

My

service in

the London Police

nearly nine years ( from 7 th November 1835 to the 7th October 1844), and Inspector Smithers fourteen years (from 20th May 1830 to 7th.

October 1844), and in that service a Superannuation Frend is provided, the contribution to which is two and a half per cent per

cent per annum.

are desirous of paying two and a

We

a half per cent

per

annum at.

-the rate of our

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of our present

a present salaries

for the above specified service in the London Police, which with the deduction of two and a half per cent paid to the London Police Fund, I most respectfully urge may be + considered as making the five per cent required

" Act. 4 & 5 Will. IV. cap. 24."," and from the date of appointment to the Hongkong Police, the proper deduction of five per cont

I have, te,

by

(Signed). Charles May.

Superintendent of Police

(Fruce (opy)

Manie Colonial Secretary,

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