CO129-272 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1896 [5-9] — Page 421

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Particulars of the emoluments attached to the appointment of Warder in the Victoria Gaol, Hong Kong, for service in England.

Salary
Allowances
Quarter, fuel, light, servants, uniform, medical attendance, and increments.

If sick in hospital - $0.96
Demerits at the rate of 35

Present value of the Dollar in English money is about 3/3/3.
When salary would commence - will former service count towards pension?

Appointment of Warder engaged - 2 Copies
& passage out and home be granted free.

Limits of Orphan's Pension for married Men - Special half-salary under Treasury rules.

Passage out - a deduction of the market rate from salary is made.
First 10 years - with an allowance.
Vice - no information.

Age Qualifications - Candidates must be under 30 years of age, preferably with previous experience in Hospitals or Medical Corps.

Rules: the above will be married (but no additional salary is paid for wife or children).
Passage home granted on embarkation (not passage out).
Pension will be from the date of arrival in the colony.

Full salary will be paid to the officer on engagement.
Contribution to pension fund - a deduction not exceeding 1/3 of salary is payable on arrival in England.
Service will count for pension.

Venereal diseases - cases of sickness caused through misconduct will be remitted at the discretion of the officer in charge.

Salary payable - Bounty of $25 after 1 year's service.
After 10 years' service, salary is increased to 1/2.
For retirement, a gratuity is granted.

Officer signs agreement to count for pension from date of engagement.
Refund of passage money - Imperial Govt. provided the officer does not retire before completing his agreement.

Pension - 4/8/4 per day in gold coin.
Officer attaining the age of 60 except on ground of ill health or abolition of office.

2 years' service allowed for married men in the Service Corps.

MECO 416
C.O. 19180

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Particulars of the emoluments attached to the appointment of Warder in the Victoria Gaol, Hong Kong, for service in England. Salary Allowances Quarter, fuel, light, servants, uniform, medical attendance, and increments. If sick in hospital - $0.96 Demerits at the rate of 35 Present value of the Dollar in English money is about 3/3/3. When salary would commence - will former service count towards pension? Appointment of Warder engaged - 2 Copies & passage out and home be granted free. Limits of Orphan's Pension for married Men - Special half-salary under Treasury rules. Passage out - a deduction of the market rate from salary is made. First 10 years - with an allowance. Vice - no information. Age Qualifications - Candidates must be under 30 years of age, preferably with previous experience in Hospitals or Medical Corps. Rules: the above will be married (but no additional salary is paid for wife or children). Passage home granted on embarkation (not passage out). Pension will be from the date of arrival in the colony. Full salary will be paid to the officer on engagement. Contribution to pension fund - a deduction not exceeding 1/3 of salary is payable on arrival in England. Service will count for pension. Venereal diseases - cases of sickness caused through misconduct will be remitted at the discretion of the officer in charge. Salary payable - Bounty of $25 after 1 year's service. After 10 years' service, salary is increased to 1/2. For retirement, a gratuity is granted. Officer signs agreement to count for pension from date of engagement. Refund of passage money - Imperial Govt. provided the officer does not retire before completing his agreement. Pension - 4/8/4 per day in gold coin. Officer attaining the age of 60 except on ground of ill health or abolition of office. 2 years' service allowed for married men in the Service Corps. MECO 416 C.O. 19180
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Barticulars of the emoluments attached to the -England for service in the Victoria Gaol Hong Kong. Salary Allowances Quarter:, fuel rising light, servants, iniform medical by 2 annual attendance! and increments medicine. If sick in off * 960 hospital 35 Demacour at the rate for the Present value of the Dollar English money When salary would Commence will former service count toutands Ression Will 4 appointment of Warder engaged 2 Copies 2 & passage Widows مکاره کان کے and home be granted free. and Limits Orphan's Pension married Men- of Special salfsalary under Creasury Passage out a dedirction of of The preams market rale from is about 3/3/3. date of first 10 years with an vice ho UL age Qualifications Candidates Brus, have must be previous kams under 30 Rospitale preferably in Medical rules the sove will be, 40% is made married af home granted (but addition falary is paid embarkation of any sension. not passage of every livils will be from the salary candidate -ing in of to for each in colony home) full salary-able officer homazzage servabit as a accepted years of army enceeeding dollars. any from transferred on conditio Contribution, to date of age ter of the above Hand Guarters any Colonial in a deduction year's service money sent Lo not exceeding 1/3 of is payable on to belgland arrival Servire will each day's mase we may is alsoining the can only be drink which in #1 Venereal 055 remisted at ic age of cases of sickness years prosided markel nake caused through the officer has but leave completed at Ralary payable, Bounty of 25. year's service country w/ engagement. is increased to 1/2 least 10 an. for in Corte retirement i grasend A bratth signs eventually agreement o count for refund thes pension from cyst of passage Imperial Goot: in the bout gold coing provided the ghis relingsing afficer does not his app and ment retires before will to and some to the Hollar and pension a4/8/4 allaining the of his tapet in the colors for any olher de age of 6o except ・ground of ill hearth or abolition of affice. 2 ફે Wo allowed for married sewire Corps. MECO 416 C.O. 19180
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Barticulars of the emoluments attached to the -England for service in the Victoria Gaol Hong Kong.

Salary

Allowances

Quarter:, fuel

rising light, servants,

iniform medical

by

2

annual attendance! and increments medicine.

If sick in

off

* 960 hospital

35

Demacour

at the rate

for the

Present value of the Dollar

English money

When

salary

would

Commence

will former service count

toutands

Ression

Will

4

appointment of Warder engaged

2 Copies 2

& passage

Widows

مکاره کان کے

and home be granted free.

and

Limits

Orphan's Pension

married Men-

of

Special

salfsalary under Creasury Passage out a dedirction of

of

The preams

market rale

from

is about 3/3/3. date of

first 10 years

with an

vice

ho

UL

age Qualifications

Candidates Brus, have must be previous kams

under

30

Rospitale preferably in

Medical

rules the sove will be, 40% is made married

af home granted (but addition falary is paid embarkation of any sension. not passage of every livils will be from the salary candidate

-ing in of to for each in colony

home) full salary-able officer homazzage

servabit as a accepted years of army enceeeding dollars. any

from transferred on conditio

Contribution, to date of

age ter of the above Hand Guarters any Colonial

in

a deduction year's service money sent

Lo

not exceeding 1/3 of is payable on to belgland arrival Servire will each day's mase we may is alsoining the can only be

drink

which in

#1

Venereal

055

remisted at

ic

age of cases of sickness years prosided markel nake caused through

the

officer has but leave completed at

Ralary payable, Bounty of 25. year's service country w/

engagement.

is increased to 1/2 least 10

an.

for in Corte retirement i grasend A bratth

signs eventually agreement o count for

refund thes

pension from cyst of passage

Imperial Goot: in the bout

gold coing provided the ghis relingsing

afficer does not his app and ment retires before will to and some

to the Hollar

and pension a4/8/4

allaining the of his tapet in

the colors for any olher de

age of 6o except

・ground of ill hearth or

abolition of

affice.

2 ફે

Wo

allowed

for

married

sewire Corps.

MECO

416

C.O.

19180

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