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compassionate allowance be awarded a gratuity

which shall be at the rate of

asa formid shows) in the case of such officers on

two thrits)

(a)

the permanent establishment,

of a month's

salary for each year of service

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(b) in the case of such officers on the

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emporary establishment-

for each year of service".

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of a month's salary

This addition, it appears to me.

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would be simpler and more in conformity with

at mod gratuities in general. the existing practice in Hong Fore, It is

true that the scale proposed is somewhat more

liberal than that put forward in the draft

enclosed in your despatch, but the amounts in-

volved would in any case be very small.

I have, etc.,

(Sgd)