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of

9. If the investigation

the expencnce of

the

mortality and with Frawals

members and beneficiaries

the Straits Selltement,

F.M.S,

& Hongkong

and Erphaus Pension

Schemes, suggested

앗

Widows'

in

the letter from

this

Dept

to MATE Young of

10

th March, is

undertaken, it

br

may

best to deal at the

Даше

time with both

alterations to the Pension

Tables:

viz the adjustments altend mortality,

Fue to attend

and those

change in

rate

ор

due

to

a

the assumed

interest

(Signed) MILNL

Gor 13658/11 201

st

his

DRAFT.

TONG KONG

10

NO:

Governor

13658/19

Sir R.E.Stubbs, K.C.M.G.,

&c. &c.

MINUTE.

Mr. Collins 1.11

Mr.

Mr.

Mr. Grindle.

Sir H. Lambert.

Sir H. Read.

Sir G. Fiddes.

Col. Amery,

Lord Milner.

Young to 0.0. 20 April.

26061/20 Str.

nstructions for morta

investigation

Young's observations on Harriott & memo.

Sir,

O.A.G

12225, Hongkong

1919.

Ag

10

Downing Street,

50 !

-December, 1920.

11 Jan 21

With reference to the last paragraph

of my despatch No.92 of the 13th of March, 1920, regarding the Widows' and Orphans'

Pension Scheme, I have the honour to transmit

to you a copy of Mr. Young's reply to the letter from this Department of 10th March,

1920.

2. Mr. Young's observations on Mr.

Marriott's memorandum may prove instructive

-Serson and may be of interest; to the

Hongkong Government.

1

3. On the question whether an actuarial investigation into the experience of the

mortality of members and beneficiaries, and

the withdrawal of members, of the Straits

Settlements, Federated Malay States and Hong Kong Widows and Orphans' Pension Schemes, the

first thing to do, if your Government is pre-

pared to proceed with the proposal, is to cir-

cularize all the members of the Hongkong

Scheme in order to ascertain whether they are

in favour of a revision of the Pension Tables

on the basis of the ascertained mortality on

the lines laid down in paragraphs 5 and 6 of

the letter of 10th March to Mr. Young. It

should be made quite clear to the members:-

(a) that they must abide by the result of the investigation, whether it shows that

pensions ought to be increased or reduced, it

being