CO129-487 - Others & Individuals - 1924 — Page 693

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he has a grievance in this period of five years two

months and nineteen days being deducted for pension pur:

: poses. The effect of this deduction is to reduce his

pension by a sum of Thirty five pounds or thereby annually.

On a previous occasion in 1912 when the question of ex:

change rates arose, the Memorialist'a service under the

Crown was treated as one continuous service and he has

been under the impression that that ruling applied to

the amount of pension as well as to the rate of exchange.

If reference be again made to said Appendix it will be

observed that a period of five years is added on for

pension purposes. This addition does not represent the

five odd years service in the Naval Yard but is an allow:

:ance granted to every Government servant after completing

ten years service in the Colony.

The age of compulsory retirement is now fixed at

fifty five years but this rule is not rigidly adhered to.

When the Memorialist joined the service the age limit was

sixty years. He is anxious to have his service extended

to August, 1926 and would respectfully point out that dur:

ing his long period of thirty four years service, he has

only had three home leaves of absence as follows viz:-

In 1905

In 1913

In 1919

-----9 months on half pay --10 months on half pay

-10 months on half pay

At present he is on five months full pay leave pending

discharge.

therefore

The Memorialist, humbly prays,-

That his whole service under the Crown in Hong

Kong be treated as one continuous service and his pension

allocated and allowed on that footing, and

That in the circumstances set forth he be con:

:tinued in the service until August, 1925.

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