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conditional duties that lie before this officer in connection with the Civil Service, as were rendered the consideration of H. His Excellency and I shall therefore have occasion to address you on the subject in subsequent despatches.

With reference to the last paragraph of your recent Despatch relating to the establishment of a scheme for granting Pensions to the Civil Servants who may be willing to submit to annual abatement for their Salaries, I have to inform you that on consideration it appears to me that as the system of abatement has been discontinued in this Colony and in every other Colony in which it existed, it would not be expedient in Hong Kong to revive a system which has been discontinued when it was in operation in Hong Kong.

On this subject I have to refer you to my despatch of the 18th December last concerning the views of the Law Commissioners of the Crown in regard to the application of the Pensions' Continuation Act of 1859 as a precedent herein.

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46 conditional duties that lie before this officer in connection with the Civil Service, as were rendered the consideration of H. His Excellency and I shall therefore have occasion to address you on the subject in subsequent despatches. With reference to the last paragraph of your recent Despatch relating to the establishment of a scheme for granting Pensions to the Civil Servants who may be willing to submit to annual abatement for their Salaries, I have to inform you that on consideration it appears to me that as the system of abatement has been discontinued in this Colony and in every other Colony in which it existed, it would not be expedient in Hong Kong to revive a system which has been discontinued when it was in operation in Hong Kong. On this subject I have to refer you to my despatch of the 18th December last concerning the views of the Law Commissioners of the Crown in regard to the application of the Pensions' Continuation Act of 1859 as a precedent herein.
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46 bcobotional duties tha lefor this officer in Conractin notto the Cersectan Service, as vero render the Cene : :sideration of A. His: and I shall therefre Got and have occasion to address Jou en the subjech in subrequent des featch. With reference to the loch parapesh of gron preval Despetite relating to the estotteshment of a scheme Im granting Pensiones to the Cul effiens be willing the who may submit to annuel Abatements for their Solences Affus Jit: H. Jis : God conside that as the System of abatemuels has been discontinued in this : Cerentry and in beyler te cuby other Colony which it existed, it would not be expredich in Hong Kong -Jectiel to revive a Jehich has been disler: zony when clay tinued in Hoogtling. be this subjech I have to refer you to my bereilan Der patch of the Is of December lock con: : turning the vicces of the Lass Commeissenius of the Konsury in argent to the application of the Pepermnaction Act of 1859_asa penite ein d
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bcobotional duties tha

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notto the Cersectan Service,

as vero render the Cene :

:sideration of A. His:

and I shall therefre

Got and

have occasion to address

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subjech in

subrequent des featch.

With reference to the loch parapesh of gron preval Despetite relating to the estotteshment of a scheme Im granting Pensiones to the Cul effiens

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who may

submit to annuel

Abatements for their Solences

Affus

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H. Jis : God conside

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System of

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in Hong Kong

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Jehich has been disler:

zony when clay tinued in Hoogtling.

be this subjech I have to refer you to my bereilan Der patch of the Is of December lock con: : turning the vicces of the Lass Commeissenius of the Konsury in argent to the application of the Pepermnaction Act of 1859_asa penite

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