CO129-393 - Governor Sir May - 1912 [11] — Page 237

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[Rent 18 DEC 121

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONGKONG. 20th. No vember, 1912.

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I have the honour to inform you that Mr. J. A.

Bucknill, the Attorney-General, has raised the question of whe ther he should be required to contribute to the Widows' and Orphans'

Pension Fund. I enclose a copy of his minute.

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The point raised by Mr. Bucknill, namely, that

he was ignorant of the existence of the Widows' and Orphans'

Pensions Ordinance, 1908, when he accepted the appointment of Attomey-General has been raised before, but the decision has in- -variably been that the law must prevail. The case is a somewhat hard one, but in view of the definition of "officer" in the

Ordinance and the provisions of Section 7 I am not prepared to

recommend any exemption in this case.

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I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

Atmay

Governor, &..

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEVIS HARCOURT, L.P..

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