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re will in futuro be paid his retiring allowance by the Pay

Master General.

With re contents

regard

8 Tho

of

The second.

paragrapt of your Letter in which it is

observed that the charge for Gensions granted & Officers dy The Civil Service at Hongkong, should as well as their salaries, form a charge Whon The Revenue of the Colony, whenever that

revenue is sufficient & defray it,

I

am Brequest you &

stato Mat MW. Labouchere

concurs with their Lowships in that view, but would suggest, as an improvement whon The present practice of Raging The Secherannuation

contibutions

of

The

Jublic Officers at

Hong Kong with the Commissariat Chest

The Station for

On

Transmission & England that these contributions should, as at leglon, be retained in the Colony - In such case the pension of ce public Officer, when sanctioned by their Lordships,

would