25570-1912-Amendment-of-the-Pension-Minute-1902 — Page 1

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 1, 1912.

Brought forward, ...$ 2,833,390

549

Public Works,—

Public Works Department,

378,886

Do.,

Special Expenditure, -

1,765

!

Public Works, Recurrent,

435,600

Public Works, Extraordinary,

1,693,300

Post Office,

439,343

Kowloon-Canton Railway,

256,672

Charge on account of Public Debt,

752,323

Pensions,

-

300,800

Charitable Services,

24,375

Total,

$7,116,454

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 31st

day of October, 1912.

R. H. CROFTON,

Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 1st day of November, 1912.

CLAUD SEVERN,

Colonial Secretary.

APPOINTMENTS, &c.

No. 326.-His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint, under Sub- section 22, Section 37, of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, (Ordinance No. 10 of 1899), Mr. JOHN Ross to be a Surveyor of Boilers of unlicensed Steamships under 60 tons burden, during the absence on leave of Mr. W. S. BAILEY.

26th October, 1912.

No. 327.--With reference to Government Notifications No. 153 of the 23rd May, 1910, and No. 321 of the 21st October, 1912, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. JOHN DANIEL LLOYD to continue to act as First Assistant Registrar General and Deputy Registrar of Marriages, with effect from the 18th instant.

31st October, 1912.

No. 328-In exercise of the powers vested in him by the Crown Solicitors Ordi- nance, 1912, (Ordinance No. 35 of 1912), and otherwise, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. JOSEPH HORSFORD KEMP to be Crown Solicitor and Mr. Paul MARY HODGSON to be Assistant Crown Solicitor.

1st November, 1912.

NOTICES.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEpartment,

No. 329.-The Pension Minute dated January 1st, 1902, published at pages 4 to 15 of the Regulations of Hongkong, 1910, is hereby amended by the insertion at the end of Clause No. 1 of the following paragraph to be numbered 9:-

"9. When a nurse or a certificated woman teacher who is selected by the Secretary of State for the Colonies and holds a pensionable office having completed not less than five years' service resigns her appointment on or with a view to marriage she may with the consent of the Secretary of State for the Colonies be granted a gratuity calculated at the rate of one month's salary for each completed year of service, provided that such gratuity shall not exceed a maximum sum equal to the amount of her salary for twelve months."