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because he is not a person "permanently employed in the service

of the Government", This adversely affects the prospects of the

officer in the Fund, as it is the contributions during bacherlor-

the hood which are of the greatest importance in determining amount

of pension payable under the Fund to the officer's widow and

children.

4. The officere of the police force are appointed and reappoint-

ed on agreements for five years, but European members of the force of the rank of sergeant or higher rank, and certain married Euro- pean members of the force below the rank of sergeant, have been

included in the scheme of the Fund. It is now proposed to

make all European members of the police force contribute to the

Fund. This will considerably increase the amount of the pen-

sions payable to the widows and children of police officers, as it will provide for contributions from the officers during bacher-

lorhood, and for the whole of their service.

5. Subject to what is stated in paragraph 7 below, the Ordinance refers only to persons appointed or reappointed after the commence ment of the Ordinance, and, as is the case with the former ordi- nances, it does not apply to any person whose salary is less than

$420 per annum.

6.

Power is given to the Governor in Council to exclude from the operation of the Ordinance officers appointed for work of

a special or temporary character, and provision is made for the return of any contributions made to the fund by any such officers

before the date of exclusion.

7.

Section 4 of the Ordinance gives to persons in the service of the Government at the commencement of the Ordinance, who are not liable to contribute to the Fund, but who would have been