CO129-078 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [7-12] — Page 41

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Comprehensively and placed on a proper footing but until the liabilities of the Colony.

and

the vecter rights of Existing Office holders are clearly understood, it would be impossible

•eneral Scheme such

either to devise. any general as cxists at present in beylow, or to provide against the Colony being at any time -

involved by unexpected demands in financial

PS.

Embarrassments:

I have the honor to be,

My Lord Duke,

Your Graces

Most obedient Servant,

Meremen GM Molinion

23rd July, 1860

Since writing the above, -

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I have this day received Your Grace's

Despatch

No 40 of the 28th May last, and

I wish to add that having some short time

ago obtained a copy of the Ceylon Pension Regulations, I at once abandoned all ideo of reviving here the System of abatements which I found had been discontinued in that Colony. I think the terms of the Ceylon Scheme are perhaps not quite sufficiently liberal for such a trying Climate as Hồng Kông,

and when I receive replies to the enquiries contained in this despatch, I hope to be able

to submit to Your Grace a pension schome

for

the Civil Servants in Hongkong. I would for my part be disposed to recommend that pensions be granted not only to those

from

sohom abatements have licon received;