CO129-229 - Acting Governor Marsh & Public Offices - 1886 [11-12] — Page 64

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4

5.

62

climate.

11.

the Force is

That the rate of promotion in

very

slow and

your. Petitioners after having served ex-

number of years

sufficient member

& pension.

to obtain

are in most cases

unfit

- for and unable to obtain other

employment either here or in Great

Britain and their pension is insufficient to encourage them:

12.

that as

compared with

the pay of Policemen in Glasgow

there is

very

little advantage in coming out to Hongkong and the slightly larger pay of the Force here is quite inadequate to compensate for the ill effects of this

trying

climate.

Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray that Your Excellency will consider

the matter set

forth in

this Petition and grant them

an increase

of $10 in their

pay

Hongkong,

Rank

Inspector

do.

Sergeant

89

do.

10

pay

and also the privilege of

remitting to Great Britain half the

of their pay at the rate

of exchange of 14/5.

Your

ever

„And

pray.

20th September, 1886.

Name

Sof N. Perry

"

do.

44

do

94

"

do

37

N. Stanton

G. Hennessy

A. Mann

N. Baker

00:

Petitioners will

J. Even so, William L. Ford John Rennie Geo. Cameron I. Campbell J. A. Fowler

Sergeant 63

A019 Song : 244

Song! 15

do. 21

D. McDonald I. Duncan

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4 5. 62 climate. 11. the Force is That the rate of promotion in very slow and your. Petitioners after having served ex- number of years sufficient member & pension. to obtain are in most cases unfit - for and unable to obtain other employment either here or in Great Britain and their pension is insufficient to encourage them: 12. that as compared with the pay of Policemen in Glasgow there is very little advantage in coming out to Hongkong and the slightly larger pay of the Force here is quite inadequate to compensate for the ill effects of this trying climate. Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray that Your Excellency will consider the matter set forth in this Petition and grant them an increase of $10 in their pay Hongkong, Rank Inspector do. Sergeant 89 do. 10 pay and also the privilege of remitting to Great Britain half the of their pay at the rate of exchange of 14/5. Your ever „And pray. 20th September, 1886. Name Sof N. Perry " do. 44 do 94 " do 37 N. Stanton G. Hennessy A. Mann N. Baker 00: Petitioners will J. Even so, William L. Ford John Rennie Geo. Cameron I. Campbell J. A. Fowler Sergeant 63 A019 Song : 244 Song! 15 do. 21 D. McDonald I. Duncan
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4 5. 62 climate. 11. the Force is That the rate of promotion in very slow and your. Petitioners after having served ex- - number of years sufficient member & peusion. to obtain are in most caves unfit - for and unable to obtein other __ employment wither here I either here or in Great Britain and their pension is r insufficient to encictiren them: 12. that as compared with -the pay of Policemen in Glasgow - there is very little advantage in coming out to Hongkong and the slightly larger pay of the Force here is quite iva de quate to compensate for the ill effects of this brying climate. Your Petitioners therefore Thumbly pray that Your Excellency will comvider the matter set t forth in this Petition and grant them. an increase of $10 in their pay Hongkong, Rank Inspector do. A19 do. Sergeant 89 de 10 pay and also the privilege of remitting to Great Britain half the of their pay at the rate autouf of exchange of 14/5. Your ever „And pray. 20th September, 1886. Name Sof N. Perry " do. 44 do 94 " do 37 N. Stanton G. Hennessy A. Mann N. Baker 00: Petitioners will dog bag 99 n J. Even so, William L. Ford John Rennie Geo. Cameron I. Cempbell J. A. Fowler Sergeant 63 A019 Song : 244 Song! 15 do. 21 D. McDonald I. Duncan
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4

5.

62

climate.

11.

the Force is

That the rate of promotion in

very

slow and

your.

Petitioners after having served ex- -

number of years

sufficient member

& peusion.

to obtain

are in most caves

unfit

- for and unable to obtein other __

employment wither here

I either here or in Great

Britain and their pension is r insufficient to encictiren them:

12.

that as

compared with

-the pay of Policemen in Glasgow -

there is

very

little advantage in coming out to Hongkong and the slightly larger pay of the Force here is quite iva de quate to compensate for the ill effects of this

brying

climate.

Your Petitioners therefore Thumbly pray that Your Excellency will comvider

the matter set

t forth in

this Petition and grant them.

an increase

of $10 in their

pay

Hongkong,

Rank

Inspector

do.

A19 do.

Sergeant 89

de

10

pay

and also the privilege of

remitting to Great Britain half the

of their pay at the rate

autouf

of exchange of 14/5.

Your

ever

„And

pray.

20th September, 1886.

Name

Sof N. Perry

"

do.

44

do

94

"

do

37

N. Stanton

G. Hennessy

A. Mann

N. Baker

00:

Petitioners will

dog bag 99 n

J. Even so, William L. Ford John Rennie Geo. Cameron I. Cempbell J. A. Fowler

Sergeant 63

A019 Song : 244

Song! 15

do. 21

D. McDonald I. Duncan

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