CO129-379 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [8-9] — Page 300

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IREC

Reas 29 SEP 1

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG, 6th. September, 1911.

Sir,

I have the honour to forward a petition

dated the 4th. of last July from the Nursing Sisters of the

Medical Department of this Colony together with a minute dated the 13th. idem by the Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital and a minute by the Principal Civil Medical Officer

dated the 17th. idem. I attach also for convenience of reference

nclosure !

Enclosure 2.

Enclosure 2

Closure4

a comparative statement of the conditions of service for llurses

in the Straits Settlements and in Hongkong.

2.

I recommend as follows: -

(a), that the term of agreement should be reduced from 5 years to 3 years which is the period in the Straits Settlements and apparently elsewhere in the tropics:

(b). that Nursing Sisters be allowed to take half-pay

leave as soon after the completion of the 4th. year of their service as may be convenient to the

Government:

HE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEVIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

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