CO129-391 - Acting Governor Claud Severn Governor Sir May - 1912 [7-8] — Page 347

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Instructions refered to on page 1

If this Paper of Particulars and the Certificates connected with it be out sent in original, the copies must be duly attested.

Head 1. of Paper-In the case of an Officer serving on the West Coast of Africa, a statement is to be added whe

he is a native of that Coast. (Colonial Regulations § 130.)

Head 3- State the description of Allowance, for which the Application is recommended, viz., Superannuation, Compensation Compassionate Allowance, or Gratinty, and its amount, In the case of Persons claiming an addition to their pensions in respect of Professional or other special qualifications, this should be stated, and a reference should be given to the authority under which the claim is made.

Head 5-If the service has been interrupted by one or more breaks, the word "broken" should be added before or after the number of years and months, and the causes, dates and circumstances of the break or breaks should be stated unvler heading 9.

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Date.

Head 6. If the person retiring has been in receipt of the some Salary, or in the class from which he retires, for the 3 1912

months immédiately before the date of his retirement, the actual amanat rate of Salary or Wages at that data should be inserted, preceded by the word "actual". In other cares the average nunual amount of Salary or Wages for The 36 months next preceding the date of retirement should be inserted, preceded by the word "average", but if the whole

Aug. period of service is less than three years, then the average for the whole period of service should be inserted.

Head 7. A separate statement should be inserte of the average Annual Value, for the 36 months immediately preceding

retirement, of each Emolument (exclusive of salary or wages) which is claimed to be included in the calculation of thest previous Paper. pension or Gratuity,

Whenever the value of a House or House Allowance, se ascertained, exceeds one sixth of the salary and other 194°53 emolumente which count for Peusion purposes, it is to be reduced to ent-sixth of that amount, so that it shall not-

exceed one-seventh of the whole.

Fees which an Officer is allowed to retain for his own use will be token into account for Pension purposes, with regular salary, at the apuna! average of the Ler eccipts of the 26 months next preceding the Officer's retirement. These net receipts are to be ascertained by deducting from the gross amount of Fees such Office Expenses, &c., as un Officer may have had to defray from his own resources, in performing the services for which he was remunerated by Fees. No deduction, however, from the Pees should be made in respect of beo Expenses provided from Public Funds, for the due discharge of those duties to which a Fixed Salary is amesed. Paper of "Particulars" when for warded to the Colonini Department should be accompanied by formal Declarations from the retiring Officers, showing the amount received by them for Fees, and the amount defrayed as above for Office Expenses, &c., in each of the three years immediately preceding retirement. It will be the duty of the Colonial Government concerned to satisfy themselves of the accuracy of such statements before forwarding them to the Colonial Office. In the case of Offeers; receiving Fixed Salaries and Fees, the Fees will not in ordinary circumstances be allowed to count for Pension pur poses to the extent of more than one quarter of the Salaries, and Fecs will not in any case be allowed to count: for Pension purposes during any period in which the whole time of the Officer receiving them was not given to the Public Service.

Head S. In cases of infruity if the Applicant is below the ordinary age for retirement, a Medical Certificate is to be

furnished showing that he is disqualified by infirmity of mind or body for discharging the duties of his situation, audi that such infinity is likely to be permanent.

In case of ten years service or more, this Certificate should be signed by two Ollicers, of whom at least one should, if possible, be a Salaried Officer of Government,

Head ---As to "broken" service see tend

If the Applicant has had any "acting" service the details must be fully given, with a statement during the "acting" service, he was connected with the permanent Civil Service of the Colony.

whether or not,

Hoad 11--It in special circumstances, a professional Civil Officer has been allowed to have private practice" without

forfeiting his claim to Pension, the facts are to be fully stated.

Head 14.--If the Applicant is liable to any deduction from his service under Clause 102 of the Colonial Regulations, the

facts should be fully stated.

Head 19. The length of service and other particulars of the computation are to be given. When an average of Salary.

de, is taken the mode of calculating it (whether by mouths, ..) is to be explained.

Ans Stel 13th Sept v

Further and 286. 19. teft

HONG KONG

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Chinese Lunatico.

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Request's authorlig to make annual grant of

$3,600 p. 6 the John 4. Kerr Refuge for the Imaans, Canton in conson of their receiving lunatics who have resided

considerable plowś

in H.Kong.

Encloses report by

for a

Dr Bell on

the Institution

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Rates for reply by Alegraph.

seems reasonable

a serious difficulty: but

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that thy s. be for better looked at the here xmore comfortable than they w' be in Aiglong.

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for 1st July 187. an entitled to draw their pension in England at the rate ster to R the dollar.

led me 280m), June, 1895, and drawing prasion in India are entitled to exchange tig sålum who jofumi li te to Rs. 200 for every $100,

ai subsequent Paper

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