by
a man who has had no
and is
official training
strongly under this personal influence
of the Governor.
Sir J. Hennessy's
It is simply a defence of
Chinese
policy.
It appears to me to have been an error
to have allowed the custom to grow up of giving gratuities instead of pensions to Chinese without direct orders from home, but one of the arguments for it was that the Chinese preferred the lump sum down, this preference is shown by Dr. Eitel. The custom received the approval of the Secretary of State & was recommended by the Hong Kong authorities: it is left for Sir J. Hennessy to discover that he and Kimbaly were misled and that the custom was part & parcel of a regular System for oppressing the Chinese.
I think the custom was not wholly a fortunate or justifiable one as it does not seem to have left sufficient option as to pension or Gratuity to the retiring officer. But if it is to be amended I trust the absurdity of permitting one year's climate bonus for pension will not be allowed. It is true that in other colonies natives are given a climate bonus, but that does not make the practice less absurd, I wish it might be swept away in all. The difficulty is of course to decide who are natives & who are not. If Portuguese from Macao are given a climate bonus while Chinese are not, the course will have to be justified on the grounds that the fairest distinction is that between the native of this race and Immigrant.
You will observe that a large part of Dr. Eitel's remarks refer to Interpretation, it will be time enough to deal with them when Sir J. Hennessy sends his promised despatch on the subject, but I protest strongly against mixing up these various
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by
a man who has had no
and is
official training
strongly under this personal influence
of the governor.
Sir. J. Hennessy's
It is simply a defence of
Chinese
policy.
It appears to me to have been an eror
to have allowed the custom to grow up of giving gratuitére instead of pensions to Chines without direct orders from home, but one of the arguments for it was that the Chinese preferred the lump sumes down, 2 this
preference the instances bought forward
is shown
by
by of? Eitel. The custom received
the
affrural
of
the Secretary of
State & was recommended
by the Hong Kong authorities it is
Authorities: it is left for Sir
J. Hennessy to discover that and Kimbaly
was misled and that the custom was
prout & parcel of a regular System for oppressing
the Chinese.
I think the custoon was not wholly a fortunate
or
justificable
one
as it does not seems
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or
to have left sufficicut option as to peusion Gratuity to the retiring officer. But if it is
of
how amended I trust the absurdity of fer-
mitting
I giving
one year.
have in six to Chinese
them a climate bonus for pension
will not be allowed. It is true that in
other colonies natives are
given
a climate
bonus, but that does not make the practice less absund, I wish it mig it be swept in all. The difficulty is of away
is of courbe
to decide who are natives & who care
Lot 1
given
a
if Portaguase from macas are
dimate bonus while Chinese are
not, the course will have to be justified
on the
grounds
which can
that the fairest distinction
be made is that between the lative of this Immigrant
d
race.
You will observe that a large part of S'-Eitel's rernauld's refer to Interpretation,
it will be time enough
to deal with them
&
When Sir J. Hennessy Scuds his promised despatch on the subject but I potest strongly against mixing up there various
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