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FINANCE AND COMMERCE
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PENSIONS AND GRATUITIES.
THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,
THE SECY. OF STATE FOR INDIA
No. 96.
Dated Simla, the 15th April 1896.
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Reporting that Mr. C. V. Creagh, C.M.G., is not eligible for any pension from the Indian re- venues in respect of his service in the Punjab Police.
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,
FINANCE AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT.
Enclosure to Despatch No. 96 of 18y6.
No. 15300-P., dated 6th March 1896.
From R. E. HAMILTON, Esq., Accountant-General, Punjab,
To-The Secretary to the Government of India, Finance and Commerce Department.
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With reference to the Finance and Commerce Department letter No. 961-P., dated 27th February 1896, forwarding a copy of papers regarding the grant of a pension to Mr. C. V. Creagh, C.M.G., for his service in the Punjab Police, and requesting me to report (1) whether Mr. Creagh's service in the Punjab Police prior to his transfer to Colonial service was pensionable, and (2) for what amount of pension he would be eligible in respect of that service, I have the honour to state that no pension is admissible to him for the service in question, under the provisions of Article 517 of the Civil Service Regula- tions, as he was appointed substantively as an Assistant District Superintendent of Police on the 3rd July 1866, and vacated the appointment on the 30th April 1867, that is to say, before he had completed one year's qualifying service, his previous officiating service from 14th September 1865 to 2nd July 1866 not being pensionable.
No.. 651, dated 30th November 1866.
From-Richard Graves Macdonnell, Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Hong Kong, To-His Excellency, Sir JOHN LAWRENCE, G.C.B., K.S.I., Governor-General of India.
I have the honour to invite Your Excellency's attention to the following facts.
2. A very great difficulty has for some years been experienced in procuring an adequate number of efficient police for the duties of this city and island. It has not been found possible in summer to carry on the service with Europeans only, whilst, on the other hand, the men hitherto procured from Bombay and other parts of India, having had no previous police training, have not proved efficient.
3. A number of these men who had entered for a limited period will be leaving next March, and though I hope to be able to detain them, if needful, for a couple of months longer, it is highly necessary to take early measures for replacing them.
4. Knowing the liberality of the Indian Government on other and not dissimilar occa- sions, I have thought it advisable to communicate with your Excellency and inquire whether you cannot spare 100 of the Sikh Police, and, if they be so iuclined, allow thein to volun- teer for service in Hong Kong.
5. I have hitherto found it so difficult to prevent corruption and bribe-taking amongst the class of Inspectors whom I have hitherto been able to secure that I am specially anxious that the Seikh contingent in question should have at its head some person who is a gentleman by birth and education, it being my belief that in no other way can the Govern- ment be secured against corrupt practices.
6. Having heard that a young gentleman, member of an old county family with which I have been for years acquainted, was in the Punjab, and had been appointed an Assisant District Inspector, after passing a very creditable examination, I wrote to him last August inquiring whether he would like to take service here and whether he could procure one hundred trained policemen to accompany him.
7. Mr. Creagh has informed me in reply that he has reason to believe the local Government would not object. He also tells me that, supposing he could find trained and good men willing to accompany him, they would have to give two months' notice, whilst he also is naturally diffident as to the propriety of inducing men to leave the service.
8. I need scarcely inform Your Excellency that I have no wish or intention of doing or inducing others to do anything within the British Indian dominions without the full privity and consent of the authorities there.
9. I am, however, in a very embarrassing position at this moment, as the necessity of procuring additional and trustworthy police is extremely urgent. Therefore, in the in. terest of the Queen's Government, I apply to Your Excellency for aid so far as to give Mr. Creagh leave to transfer his service to the Government without prejudice to his position in the Indian service-a favour accorded to other Indian employés in similar cir- cumstances; and secondly, I am extremely desirous that Mr. Creagh should have permission to enlist at once 100 of the Sikh Police for duty here without requiring from the men the usual two months' notice.
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G. C. Press, Simla,➡No. 63 C. F)—13-4-96,—30.
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