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THE HONGKONG GOV" GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 25TH AUGUST, 1897. 673

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to amend the Widows' and Orphans'

Pensious (Amendment) Ordinance No. 28 of

1895.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. Section 1 of Ordinance 28 of 1895 is hereby amended by striking out the definition of the word Salary and substituting the words :---

"Salary."-The salary of the officer's permanent appoint- ment or appointments including personal allowance, allow- ance for house rent, allowance for conveyance, estimated value of free quarters, rations and any other unquestionable Temuneration for personal service and any fees paid out of the Treasury by way of salary, but so that the amount to be allowed for house rent or for estimated value of free quarters shall not exceed one-sixth nor the amount to be allowed for fees one-fourth of the whole of the other emoluments of the office.

Objects and Reasons.

The definition of “ Salary in Ordinance 30 of 1890 was found to be inadequate and was amended by section 1 of Ordinance 28 of 1895. The amended definition made "house allowance" a part of an officer's salary, but did not include in the term "salary" the estimated value of free quarters. Hence there arose the anomaly that an officer who received an allowance for house rent contributed to the Widows and Orphans' Pension Fund a percentage on such allowance, whereas an officer occupying free quarters paid no contribution in respect of the estimated value of such free quarters. To remove this anomaly and to bring the definition of “ salary" in the Widows' and Orphans Pension Ordinance into line with the definition of “ salary" given in No. 11 of the Pension Rules published in Govern- ment Notification No. 452 of 1895, this Ordinance is required.

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance for the Naturalization of Ho Mur Sz alias Ho LIN SHING.

WHEREAS HO MUI Sz () alias Ho LIN SHING(), a native of Macao, is now carrying on business as Master of the I Wo (1) shop at No. 86, Hollywood Road, in this Colony, and has resided in this Colony for the last nine years, and has declared his intention of residing here permanently, and has petitioned to be naturalized as a British subject, within the limits of this Colony, and whereas it is expedient that he should be so naturalized:

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

tion of Ho

Ho Mui Sz (1) alias Ho LIN SHING Naturaliza- (f) shall be, and he is hereby, naturalized, as a Mer Sz. British subject within this Colony, and shall enjoy therein, but not elsewhere, all the rights, advantages and privileges of a British subject, on his taking the Oath of Allegiance under the Promissory Oaths Ordinance, 1869.

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