CO129-467 - Governor Sir Stubbs & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1921 [1-5] — Page 121

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The Gov. might be told that he can adopt

the new Malaya system of calculating pensions

by months as instead of years, and as

regards the Police he might if he wishes

put forward a scheme for early adoption,

in view of the postponement of the general

question of change, or if he prefers leave

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it to be settled at the same time.

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NA CONFIDENTIAL.

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My Lord,

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG. 11th February, 1921.

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of

Your Lordship's Confidential despatch of September 13th, 1920,

Diliath regard to the question of raising the limit of £1000 which

is now laid down as the maximum for pensions to £1300.

2.

In the case of this Government the matter is not

of much importance as only a very few officers can be affected, since the alternative limit of two-thirds of the officer's salary make it impossible for any officer except the Chief Justice, the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Puisne Judge

I should therefore

to draw a pension of more than £1000 a year. in any case have no objection to the course proposed but I wish to take this opportunity of submitting for Your Lordship'e consideration the question of a considerable modification of the existing pension rules.

3.

I enclose a memorandum written by Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, in which he draws attention to the fact that a pension based on salary alone no longer bears the same ratio to an officer's total emoluments as it did in the past, and to the rarity of the cases in which an officer is able to put in the 35 years necessary to qualify for the maximum pension.

4.

I have long been of the opinion expressed in paragraph 4 of Mr. Fletcher's minute that the system of a five years tropical allowance is unsatisfactory, involving as it does!

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

VISCOUNT MILNER, G.C.B.,

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