Private.
Downing Street,
22nd September, 1908.
My dear May,
Ammanity grewithales be glad to hear the think the Subscribers to this Fund will now be in favour propinal XX of foot : & tar
Lestrar
sunt over -
do no
nothing
mu
with them.
Inflection and must pers explanation to individeni dissentients is producing Effect. We have read the Mill. time and I have hopes that on deand it may go through el gris sincerely & wr
www
The Pensions Committee have sent in their report, but the position as to Governors' pensions could only be altered by Imperial legislation. They recommend such legislation, but whether His Majesty's Government will find time or be inclined to take it is another matter.
Meanwhile the position is regulated by the Imperial Acts of 1856 (28/9 Vict. c 113), 1872 (35/6 V. c 29), and 1887 (50/1 V. c 13) to which I refer you as you, of course, have them available in Hong Kong.
So far as I understand the matter - don't take it as gospel without checking it - answers to your two questions are:
(1) You could not get any Imperial pension as a Governor before 60, unless possibly under the Superannuation Act of 1859 § 12, which seems to give the Treasury a discretion in the matter though it would not be safe to assume that the discretion would be exercised in any particular case.
(2) Previous service affects a Governor's pension in this way: The highest pension that he can get is £1,000 or 2/3 of his last salary in such service, whichever
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Private.
Downing Street,
22nd September, 1908.
My dear May,
I am glad to hear that the Subscribers to this Fund will now be in favour of ... : & I think it is better to do nothing with them.
Further explanation to individual dissentients is producing Effect. We have read the Minute and I have hopes that on demand it may go through all right sincerely & without ...
The Pensions Committee have sent in their report, but the position as to Governors' pensions could only be altered by Imperial legislation. They recommend such legislation, but whether His Majesty's Government will find time or be inclined to take it is another matter.
Meanwhile the position is regulated by the Imperial Acts of 1856 (28/9 Vict. c 113), 1872 (35/6 V. c 29), and 1887 (50/1 V. c 13) to which I refer you as you, of course, have them available in Hong Kong.
So far as I understand the matter - don't take it as gospel without checking it - answers to your two questions are:
(1) You could not get any Imperial pension as a Governor before 60, unless possibly under the Superannuation Act of 1859 § 12, which seems to give the Treasury a discretion in the matter though it would not be safe to assume that the discretion would be exercised in any particular case.
(2) Previous service affects a Governor's pension in this way: The highest pension that he can get is £1,000 or 2/3 of his last salary in such service, whichever...
However, to follow the exact instruction for output, the corrected version should be:Private.
Downing Street,
22nd September, 1908.
My dear May,
I am glad to hear that the Subscribers to this Fund will now be in favour of ... : & I think it is better to do nothing with them.
Further explanation to individual dissentients is producing Effect. We have read the Minute and I have hopes that on demand it may go through all right sincerely & without ...
The Pensions Committee have sent in their report, but the position as to Governors' pensions could only be altered by Imperial legislation. They recommend such legislation, but whether His Majesty's Government will find time or be inclined to take it is another matter.
Meanwhile the position is regulated by the Imperial Acts of 1856 (28/9 Vict.c113), 1872 (35/6 V.c29), and 1887 (50/1 V.c13) to which I refer you as you, of course, have them available in Hong Kong.
So far as I understand the matter - don't take it as gospel without checking it - answers to your two questions are:
(1) You could not get any Imperial pension as a Governor before 60, unless possibly under the Superannuation Act of 1859 § 12, which seems to give the Treasury a discretion in the matter though it would not be safe to assume that the discretion would be exercised in any particular case.
(2) Previous service affects a Governor's pension in this way: The highest pension that he can get is £1,000 or 2/3 of his last salary in such service, whichever...
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Private.
Downing Street,
22nd September, 1908.
My dear May,
Ammanity. grewithales be glad to hear the think the Subscribers to thin Fund will now be in favou propinal XX of foot : & tar
Lestrar
sunt over -
do no
nothing
mu
with them. "
Inflection and must pers explanation to individeni dissentients is
producing.
Effect. We have read the Mill. time and I have hopes that on deand it
may go through el gris sincerely & wr
www
The Pensions Your letter of the 11th July. Committee have sent in their report, but the position as to Governors' pensions could only be altered by Imperial legislation. They recommend such legisla- tion, but whether His Majesty's Government will find
time or be inclined to take it is another matter.
Meanwhile the position is regulated by the Imperial Acts of 1856 (28/9 Vict. e 113), 1872 (35/6 V. c 29), and 1887 (50/1 v. c 13) to which I refer you as you, of course, have them available in Hong Kong.
So far as I understand the matter
don't take it as gospel without checking it
answers to your two questions are:
but
the
(1) You could not get any Imperial pension as
a Governor before 60, unless possibly under the Super-
annuation Act of 1859 § 12, which seems to give the
Treasury a discretion in the matter though it would
not be safe to assume that the discretion would be
exercised in any particular case.
(8) Previous service affects a Governor's pen-
sion in this way The highest pension that he can get is £1,000 or 2/3 of his last salary in such service,
whichever
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