CO129-448 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [4-6] — Page 179

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REA | JUL 18

HONGKONG.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

2nd. May, 1918,

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Sor

sir,

Referring to your Confidential Despatch

46046, of the 26th. September last regarding the post of First Board-

7. -ing Officer, I have the honour to state that Mr. M. McIver, who has now reached the age of 55 years, wishes to retire on pension at the end of the war.

2.

As Mr. Daily will not in the meantime have returned to the Colony, I have to recommend that Mr. McIver's pension may be reckoned upon the salary which he is, at date of retirement, drawing as Acting First Boarding Officer. The

£400 by anmal increments of £10,

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salary is at the rate £300

and Mr. McIver is now drawing £310.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

Amaz

Governor,&c. .

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

WALTER LONG, M.P.,

&c..

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