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CONFIDENTIAL. (2).

RECEIVED

12DEC1827

00L. OFFI

30202

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Sir,

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG. 7th November, 1927.

30186/27

I have the honour to invite your attention

to Sir Cecil Clementi's despatch No. 299 bf and June, 1927, forwarding copies of a proposed Bill amending the fidows' and Orphans' Pension Ordinance, 1908, and to the

fact, reported in confidential despatch of 1st May, 1947, that all the pensions actually in being; have already been"

recalculated in accordance with the new 8% tables.

2.

is the delay in substituting the new tables involves hardship to actual ensioners, I venture to request that I may receive your decision on the proposed Bill as soon as possible and that the decision may be

comicated by telegraph.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble servant,

M.d. Sout hor

Officer Administering the Government.

THE RIGHT HONOUMBLE

LIAULAMANT COLONEL L.C.S. MERY, 1.P.,

&LC.,

C

dc.