12. There is another and very serious matter to be taken into consideration in connection with the expenditure of the European branch of the Police Force, that is the proportion of the force who should be allowed to marry. For married Europeans in this climate, two rooms do not seem to be too extensive accommodation. There are 13 available married quarters which are all occupied, but 7 of the newly engaged Constables are married; and when their wives and families have all arrived, and some other married men now on leave return, 9 extra married quarters will have to be provided. I annex on this subject some suggestions of the Captain Superintendent which, if approved, would limit the accommodation to be provided in future to 11 Inspectors, 10 Sergeants, and 10 Constables, in all 31. This would leave 18 married quarters to be provided, the cost of which is estimated at $48,000. It seems to me desirable that in future no married Constable should be enlisted and that it should be understood that no married quarters will be found for any who choose to marry before attaining the rank of Sergeant. There would then be married quarters for, say, 10 Inspectors and 10 Sergeants, which would leave 7 quarters to be constructed at a cost of about $15,000. But in the meantime, an allowance must be paid to those for whom no accommodation exists, and this at $15 a month per head will amount to nearly $2,000 a year.
13. There are also some Regulations about leave, passed on the 26th September, 1881, (vide Lord KIMBERLEY'S Despatch No. 161 of 29th November, 1881).
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Amounts paid for Police Pensions:-(Not in 5: (Not including In 1867, 1868, $151.94 1869, 588.40 1870, 542.94 1871, 515.28 1872, 532.02 1873, 842.13 1874, 702.21 1875, 27 1,847.20 1876, 71 1,767.14 1877, 2,711.39 1878, 1,732.24 1879, 3,162.78 1880, 4,527.17 1881, 5,902.83 6,997.78 $32,473.48 215 L 18th December, 1882. W. H. MARSH.Payments in India since 31st March, 1881, have not yet been brought to account.
The above amounts do not coincide with the amounts of Pensions granted, because the greater portion of Police pensions are paid in India in Rupees (R=227 per $100). The Government of India recovers these amounts from the Crown Agents in London in Sterling, at the exchange of the day. The Crown Agents render their account to us in Sterling, and we convert it at an average exchange of our remittances during each year. So the above amounts represent the actual cost of Pensions in each year,
15th November, 1882.
No. 51.
B.
(Signed)
J. M. A. SILVA.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Regulations, made by His Excellency the Governor in Council, concerning the general conditions upon which Pensions, Superannuation Allowances, or other Relief are to be granted, under Ordinance No. 8 of 1869, to Members of the Police Force, are published for general information.
By Command,
J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th March, 1874.
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12. There is another and very serious matter to be taken into consideration in connection with the expenditure of the European branch of the l'olice Force, that is the proportion of the force who should be allowed to marry. For married Europeans in this climate two rooms do not seem to be too extensive accommodation. There are 13 available married quarters which are all occupied, but 7 of the newly engaged Constables are married; and when their wives and families have all arrived, and some other married men now ou leave return, 9 extra married quarters will have to be provided. I annex on this subject some suggestions of the Captain Superintendent which, if approved, would limit the accommodation to be provided in future to 11 Inspectors, 10 Sergeants and 10 Constables, in all 31. This would leave 18 married quarters to be provided, the cost of which is estimated at $48,000. It seems to me desirable that in future no married Constable should be enlisted and that it should be understood that no married quarters will be found for any who choose to marry before attaining the rank of Sergeant. There would then be married quarters for, say, 10 Inspectors and 10 Sergeants, which would leave 7 quarters to be constructed at a cost of about $15,000. But in the mean- time an allowance must be paid to those for whom no accommodation exists and this at $15 a month per head will amount to nearly $2,000 a year.
13. There are also some Regulations about leave, passed on the 26th September,, 1881, (vide Lord KIMBERLEY'S Despatch No. 161 of 29th November, 1881).
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18th December, 1882.
W. H. MARSH.
Payments in India since 31st March, 1881, have not yet been brought to account.
The above amounts do not coincide with the amounts of Pensions granted, because the greater portion of Police pensions are paid in India in Rupees (R=227 per $100.) The Government of India recovers these amounts from the Crown Agents in London in Sterling, at the exchange of the day. The Crown Agents render their account to us in Sterling, and we convert it at an average exchange of our remittances during each year. So the above amounts represent the actual cost of Pensions in each year,
15th November, 1882.
No. 51.
B.
(Signed)
J. M. A. SILVA.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Regulations, made by His Excellency the Governor in Council, concerning the general conditions upon which Pensions, Superannuation Allowances, or other Relief are to be granted, under Ordinance No. 8 of 1869, to Members of the Police Force, are published for general information.
By Cominund,
J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Secretary,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th March, 1874.
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