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(ii) to arrange with the Manager of that Office

of the Bank for such sale of securities held

on behalf of the Sterling Provident Fund of the

University as may be necessary to meet claims on

the Fund by officers returning from the service

of the University and by the executors of men

deceased.

The Committee authorized the payment of Provident

Fund claims as shown in Schedule E of the appended

Statement of Accounts

(i) to officers to whom payments are due because

of retirement.

(ii) to the estate of officers now dead.

(25) Mr. Sloss

(1)

(i) was apointed to carry out the current duties

of the office of Vice Chancellor with effect

from September 1st 1945 at a pay of half the

normal salary paid to the Vice Chancellor

(ii) was authorized to appoint a secretary at a

salary and from a date to be reported to the

Committee

(iii) was authorized to incur such expenditure

was

as may be necessary to maintain a temporary

office of the University in London.

The Committee authorized payment of passages, for

Messrs.-F. Weller and S. Boxer and for Professors

R. M. Simpson and R. Robertson to enable them to

return to duty in Hong Kong. (Salaries according

to their contracts with the University are payable

to these officers from the date of their

embarkation or sailing for Hong Kong.)

were

(m) The Committee approved a payment of three guineas

(£3.3s) for the typing of the Statement of Accounts

to Miss Hampton Ross.

(n) Payment due for work done for the University by

/Mr.