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me in the

necessary

case

of Indians and extravagant. The -

climate of Hong Kong is certainly

worse than that of Upper India.

no

It appears to me to be

the same

گر سیاسی کار

much

that of

very the

Punjab, with

this difference that the summer here

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invalided) that is, I think the service for pension might be extended by five years, and the climate allowance in calculating pension

withdrawn.

Is

regards the persion

question of constables of other na -

الحب

is not so

hot, and the

rainy

seasow

į

somewhat

longer

but less severe. There

is no climatic hardship here for the

native

of

the Punjab.

The pension which can

now be earned by

an Indian Cous.

table after fifteen years' service is I

very high, compared to a

think

sepoys

In pension after 21 years.

my opi- nion and Indian constable would

be well pensioned if after 20

years service he were to receive 20th of the his rank mistead of being- pay of

allowed to retire on

15

years

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pension after service (except in case of being

invalided)

honalities,

(a) Europeans. I.

I am

very

conscious

of

су

the

the heavy drain on the finances

Colony caused

by the European constables pension list, which will

probably be still more increased -

before the

mayeinum is reached. Nevertheless I do not see that this

can be reduced,

source of expenditure can Any further increase of length of service or reduction of clunate allow. ance would I fee curtain

the good supply of now get. It longer

stop

the

class

of

men wE,

service than 15

years for private constables would be

killing.