CO129-282 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [3-4] — Page 422

Probation

a

on the

called Sumisional

& temporary establishment should not

: cessarily be defurid

of the exchange Comfensation furlege.

It has now been decided in the I traits Settlements

to grant the fuiste go to

CALA

officers serving on probating

and

the

officers in that Colay

so called

temporary

and provisional establish.

ment also enjoy the privilege of qualified in

other respects. I think it desirable that in Hong Kong

the rules in this respect should be similar to those

a

gross

missioner

4

I therefore add "so-called

in the Straits Settlements

;

in other words that all

officers wh

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whose services t

is intended to retaini

permanently (whether

feusinable footing on

an a

not / should enjong

privilege, and only

the

officers should be

excluded who

under an

those

senning

agreement for

a

fixed term of years and

مسكن

are

expected to

return home at the end

of that period when the special work for which they arvengaged has been completed. I

shall begled therefore

[This will be the simplest if you will amend the of effecting what Rules by deleting fars

way

want. I

15 and 16.