CO129-210 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [6-7] — Page 148

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed

that any change should be made in the rate, at which Policemen should receive half-pay or pension in England, but they are to remain on the same footing as other members of the Service in respect of these matters, as they are only being put on a similar footing (to the others) in respect of Remittances.

4. In regard to the statements in Mr. Marsh's memorandum again, I would point out, as I remarked in paragraph 4 of my despatch no. 78 of 14th May last, that the question of conversion does not affect that portion of salary which is drawn in the Colony, where a Dollar in all probability has a greater purchasing power than 3/7 in England, and as regards Pensions, the Policemen now in the Colony have enlisted for a third period of five years.

...

147

1

was sand... (The original text seems to be cut off or contain OCR errors, the "was sand" is kept as is, assuming it is part of a larger context or contains specific information that is not clear from the given snippet.)

Edit History

2026-05-23 09:40:44 · NVIDIA / meta/llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct
Live
View comparison
AI Proofread
that any change should be made in the rate, at which Policemen should receive half-pay or pension in England, but they are to remain on the same footing as other members of the Service in respect of these matters, as they are only being put on a similar footing (to the others) in respect of Remittances. 4. In regard to the statements in Mr. Marsh's memorandum again, I would point out, as I remarked in paragraph 4 of my despatch no. 78 of 14th May last, that the question of conversion does not affect that portion of salary which is drawn in the Colony, where a Dollar in all probability has a greater purchasing power than 3/7 in England, and as regards Pensions, the Policemen now in the Colony have enlisted for a third period of five years. ... 147 1 was sand... (The original text seems to be cut off or contain OCR errors, the "was sand" is kept as is, assuming it is part of a larger context or contains specific information that is not clear from the given snippet.)
Baseline (Original)
that any change samed 147 1 be made in the rate, at which Policemen should receive halffay or pension in England, but they are to remain an the same as other members footing as other of the Service in respect of these matters, as they are only being put on (to the others) a similar footing fo respect of Remittances. 4. In regard to the statements in M Marsh's memorandum again I would point out, as น. Better min this He may intemmels augue aims ir RM Iremarked was sand in parag. 4 f my desp. no 78 of 1th Jury May last, that the question of conversin does not affect that portion of salarz which is drawn in the Colony, brick where a Dublps in all x probabili ff has a greater purchasify power in Haughing than 3/7 ikan in England 3/7=has and as though to Pensions, of the Policemen may now in the Colony have Enlisted for a third period Zears of five they will still have [
2026-05-23 09:40:44 · Baseline
View content

that any

change samed

147

1

be made in the rate, at

which Policemen should

receive halffay or pension

in England, but they are

to remain

an

the same

as other members

footing as other

of the Service in respect

of these matters, as they

are only being put on

(to the others)

a similar footing fo respect of Remittances.

4. In regard to the

statements in M

Marsh's memorandum

again

I would point out, as

น.

Better min this He may

intemmels

augue

aims ir

RM

Iremarked

was sand in parag.

4

f my desp. no 78 of 1th

Jury

May last, that the

question of conversin

does not affect

that

portion of salarz which is drawn in the Colony,

brick

where a Dublps in all

x

probabili ff has a greater

purchasify power in Haughing than 3/7 ikan

in England

3/7=has

▲ and as

though

to Pensions, of the Policemen

may

now in the Colony have

Enlisted for a third period

Zears

of five they will still have

[

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.