CO129-165 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [10-12] — Page 71

Mr Meade

There is

a good deal in what

Sie A. Kennedy sayoi

but dould pont

out that the distinction which it in

sought to establish at

Song Kong

between Adriatic and European Demants of the fort, does not exist at the Sharks Settlements or in Exylon; -

and 2o4y, that,

as it is incondolent

with the Rongthong Pension Minult, thas Miente ought to be altered

iftin adoptedt.

4

Kennedy's

view is the

Sie A. Kennedy pleade

the "practice" of the Hong King fort in dealing with finese offices. His Schedule shows that the cases peeding Fan a Wye's (which hast rained this question) numbered 5 only in 10 years.

Of these 5 the 10th and 2. are irrelevant as

precedenti.

There remains three cases (which (occused in 1872) ogmen who,

as refonds length of service, were entitled to pensions, but who

4. The first nove

hand

notentille

Lo out.

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received fratuities. _ These 3 precedents. were created withions Authority. Had they been reported to the Secretary of State, they would have heen challenged at the thine; but as record is fond of their having beer onbruited to Lord Kuntally Ipreoume the fol. for? Should he called on for explanation.

of Sir A Kennedy's views

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be entertained, Ithink that Chines who have served 10 you, ought to have the option of a peucin (at look nate then for Suspens) fatuity. I dont know

any

better seals

for fratirties than that which tie A. Kameday proposes (one month's pay for

Llach

Rule

year ofteira). This a thumb", _ but Whould chunk it scarcely worth while to deal

with much

Cameo

on

a

more

elebrate plan, and to scrutinize

the poor Chinese

in order to

determine their expectancy of

life. In some cases

the for?

sight gain, in others lose in