CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12] — Page 587

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It is undesirable to have three classes of officers in the service of Hongkong, viz. (1) Natives, eligible for ordinary clerkships, (2) Englishmen in a few of the higher Clerkships, for whom there will always be difficulty in finding promotion to any higher posts; and (3) Cadets who are sent out for the purpose of filling the higher Offices in the service. The second of these three classes should, if possible, gradually cease to exist.

4. With reference to the question relating to pensions raised in the first part of the Report of the Select Committee of the Leg. Council, Enc. 26 to XCR(68)268 forming Mr. Fleming's despatch of 15th Dec. last, I have to point out that this argument appears to proceed on a misapprehension, since pensions under the existing Minute are based on final pay and not the average pay of the last three years in cases where the retiring...

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It is undesirable to have three classes of officers in the service of Hongkong, viz. (1) Natives, eligible for ordinary clerkships, (2) Englishmen in a few of the higher Clerkships, for whom there will always be difficulty in finding promotion to any higher posts; and (3) Cadets who are sent out for the purpose of filling the higher Offices in the service. The second of these three classes should, if possible, gradually cease to exist. 4. With reference to the question relating to pensions raised in the first part of the Report of the Select Committee of the Leg. Council, Enc. 26 to XCR(68)268 forming Mr. Fleming's despatch of 15th Dec. last, I have to point out that this argument appears to proceed on a misapprehension, since pensions under the existing Minute are based on final pay and not the average pay of the last three years in cases where the retiring...
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it is undesirable

to have three classes

Civil

of officers in the service of Haughing-

viz. (1) Natives, Eligible

for ordinary clerkships,

(2) Englishmen

in a few

Chist of the tetor Clerkshises,

froh and (3) fur

would

whom there will

always be difficult in finding promotion to any higher posts; and (3) Cadets who

are

sent out for the

purpose of filling

the bathers higher

Jfices

in the service.

The second of

Mese

tree classes should

if possible gradually

cease to exist.

585

4. With reference to the question relating to prnsins raised in the first part of

then

Report of the Select Camm. futter Leg. Comcil,

Enc. 26 to

268 forming

Mr. Fleming's desp" " of

15

th Dec. last, I have

to point out that this

appears f argument proceed

A

a misapprehensin,

ims are

Since pensions.

under the existing Minute based on this

final pay

for

CA

and not

the average.

pay

last three years.

in cases where the

retiring

ji

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