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-
以
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.
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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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