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Lordship by Mark Euen, R.M., the Assistant Harbour Master of Hongkong

The important post

1.

of Superintendent of the Police in the European Municipality at Shanghai has been offered to Mr. McEuen, with salary of one thousand pounds (£1000) per annum, besides liberal allowances, and a pension after ten years' service. His request is that he be permitted to accept this offer;

may the Civil Service of Hongkong for years, after which period his claim

and that he

on the Colonial Government for pension would absolutely lapse. He desires... that, if his health should break down at Shanghai before the expiration of ten years' service there, he may be able to avail himself of his right to pension for his long-

and meritorious service in this and

in other Colonies. Those services extend over seventeen (17) years; to which, as the whole of his time was

be seconded in

ten

-passed in unhealthy climates, he is entitled to add a further period of five years, making twenty-two years

190

on

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196 Lordship by Mark Euen, R.M., the Assistant Harbour Master of Hongkong The important post 1. of Superintendent of the Police in the European Municipality at Shanghai has been offered to Mr. McEuen, with salary of one thousand pounds (£1000) per annum, besides liberal allowances, and a pension after ten years' service. His request is that he be permitted to accept this offer; may the Civil Service of Hongkong for years, after which period his claim and that he on the Colonial Government for pension would absolutely lapse. He desires... that, if his health should break down at Shanghai before the expiration of ten years' service there, he may be able to avail himself of his right to pension for his long- and meritorious service in this and in other Colonies. Those services extend over seventeen (17) years; to which, as the whole of his time was be seconded in ten -passed in unhealthy climates, he is entitled to add a further period of five years, making twenty-two years 190 on 7
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196 Lordship by Mrak Euen, R.M., the Assistant Harbour Master of Honghong The important post ༡. of Superintendent of the Polise in the European Municipality at Shanghai has been offered to Mr. McEuen, with salary of one thousand pounds - (£1000) por ammum, besides liberal allowanses, and a pension after tex years' service. His request is that he be permitted to accept this offer; may the Civil dervice of Honghong for years, after which period his claim and that he on the Colonial Government for pension would absolutely lapse. He desires... that, if his health should break. down at Shanghai before the expiration of ten years' service there, he may be able to avail himself of his right to pension for his long- and meritorious service in this and in other Colonies. Those services extend over seventeen (174) years; to which, as the whole of his time was be seconded in ten -passed in unhealthy climates, he is entitled to add a further period of -five years, making twenty two years 190 on 7
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196

Lordship by Mrak Euen, R.M., the Assistant Harbour Master of Honghong

The important post

༡.

of Superintendent of the Polise in the European Municipality at Shanghai has been offered to Mr. McEuen, with salary of one thousand pounds - (£1000) por ammum, besides liberal allowanses, and a pension after tex years' service. His request is that he be permitted to accept this offer;

may the Civil dervice of Honghong for years, after which period his claim

and that he

on the Colonial Government for pension would absolutely lapse. He desires... that, if his health should break. down at Shanghai before the expiration of ten years' service there, he may be able to avail himself of his right to pension for his long-

and meritorious service in this and

in other Colonies. Those services extend over seventeen (174) years; to which, as the whole of his time was

be seconded in

ten

-passed in unhealthy climates, he is entitled to add a further period of -five years, making twenty two years

190

on

7

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