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Gov./9927/12. Hong Kong.

Downing Street,

12 April, 1912.

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NG KONG

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OFFICER ADMINISTERING

THE GOVERNMENT OF MINUTE. HONG KONG.

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Mr. J.Robinson

Mr. Stubbs 12

Sir G. Fiddes.

Sir H. Just.

Sir J. Anderson.

Lord Emmoit.

Mr. Harcourt.

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge

the receipt of Sir F.Lugard's despatch

No.77 of the 6th of March and to inform

you that I am prepared to agree to the

proposal that nurses should be permitted

to retire on pension at the age of 50 year

provided that they have by that time com-

pleted not less than 15 years' service in

the Colony.

2.

I consider, however, that a

further condition should be attached to

the grant of this privilege. The rule

under which an officer receives a pension

at the rate of 15/60ths of his salary for

ten years' service and a further sixtieth

for each additional year is practically

equivalent

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