CO129-229 - Acting Governor Marsh & Public Offices - 1886 [11-12] — Page 63

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the

year 1884.

That under what is known as

the 15 year system a European Policeman

must serve 15 years

in the Force before

he becomes entitled to a pension.

That most of your Petitioners

have relatives in Great Britain to whom they are desirous of remitting a portion

of their pay and that the

Policemen serving in the

Police Force under the 10 years System have the privilege of remitting home half their pay at the rate of exchange of four shillings

and two pence, and they

become entitled to pension at the end

of 10 years only.

That the fall in the rate of

exchange between this Colony and Great

Britain has made it almost impossible

for your Petitioners to remit any

portion of their pay home and such fall has in effect

reduced the pay of the men

under the 15 years system to less

than the pay of those under

the 10 year system;

for if you convert $110, the pay of the ten into sterling, half at the rate of 4/2 and half at the rate of the day say 3/1, it makes £7.5.0 whereas,

if you convert $45 the whole of the pay

of the 15 year men into

sterling at the

rate of 3/4 it only

makes £6·18.9. That the pay of the European

Constables in the Singapore Police Force

with allowance amount to $50 per month.

That the number of

men in

the European Police Force who have actually received pensions since and including

the year 1877 is only

nineteen.

That the death rate in the

European Police Force is

very low, less than 23 men having died since 1878

through the effects of the

climate.

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61theyear 1884.That under what is known asthe 15 year system a European Policemanmust serve 15 yearsin the Force beforehe becomes entitled to a pension.That most of your Petitionershave relatives in Great Britain to whom they are desirous of remitting a portionof their pay and that thePolicemen serving in thePolice Force under the 10 years System have the privilege of remitting home half their pay at the rate of exchange of four shillingsand two pence, and theybecome entitled to pension at the endof 10 years only.That the fall in the rate ofexchange between this Colony and GreatBritain has made it almost impossiblefor your Petitioners to remit anyportion of their pay home and such fall has in effectreduced the pay of the menunder the 15 years system to less than the pay of those underthe 10 year system; for if you convert $110, the pay of the ten into sterling, half at the rate of 4/2 and half at the rate of the day say 3/1, it makes £7.5.0 whereas,if you convert $45 the whole of the payof the 15 year men intosterling at therate of 3/4 it onlymakes £6·18.9. That the pay of the EuropeanConstables in the Singapore Police Forcewith allowance amount to $50 per month.That the number ofmen inthe European Police Force who have actually received pensions since and includingthe year 1877 is onlynineteen.That the death rate in theEuropean Police Force isvery low, less than 23 men having died since 1878through the effects of theclimate.

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the

year 1884.

That under what is known po

the 15 year system a Excropean Policeman

must serve 15 years

the Force before

of living in the

”་

he becomes entitled to a encall pension .

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Colony

that the cont

invereasing.

has increased and is still

That most of your Petitioners

have relatives in Great Britain to whom are desirous of remitting a portion

they

of their prey that the

serving in the

Police Force under the 10 years System have the privilege of rencitting home half their pay at the rate of exchange of four shillings

and two pence, and they

be come entitled to pension at the end

10.

years only.

That the fall in the rate of

and Great

exchange between this Colony Britain has made it aluccost impossible

Petitioners to remit any

for your

portion

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in effect reduced the

reduced the pay of the the 15

under

15 years system to levs

them the pay of the tou

year u

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if you convert $110, the pacy of the ten into sterling, half at the Year mon

rate of 4/1⁄2 and half at the rate of the day say 3/1, it make £7.5.0 whereas,

"convert $45 the whole of the pay

if you convert.

of the 15

5 year now into

even into sterling at the

rate of 3/4 it only

makes ₤6·18.9. That the precy of the Ecvropian in

Constables in the Singapore Police Force

with allowance amount to $50 per month per

At toen,

That the number of

wher of een

the European Police Force who have votually received premions since and including

the year 1877 is only

1877 is only ninetron.

10.

That the death rate in the

heavy

teo

European Police Force is

very less than 23 men having died since 1878

wore or less through the effects of the

climate

ury

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