683746-1880-Amended-rules-relating-to-Pensions---retiring-allowance — Page 4

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TM MARCH, 1880.

Instructions referred to on page 112.

ät 2009 Paper of Particulars and the Certificates connected with it, be not sent in original, the copies must be duly attested.

Is the case of an Officer serving on the West Coast of Africa, a statement is to be added whether he is

st. (Colonial Regulations, § 430).

sta deseription of Allowance for which the Applicant is recommended, viz., Superannuation, Compensation, In the case of Persons claiming an addition to their wance, or Gratuity, and its amount.

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of Professional or other special qualifications, this should be stated, and a reference should be nity under which the claim is made.

has been interrupted by one or more breaks, the word "broken" should be added before or after › ra and months, and the causes, dates, and circumstances of the break or breaks should be stated

retiring has been in receipt of the same Salary, or in the class from which he retires, for the 36 ely before the date of his retirement, the actual annual rate of Salary or Wages at that date should be the word "actual." In other cases the average annual amount of Salary or Wages for the 36 ing the date of retirement should be inserted, preceded by the word "average" but if the whole Is than three years, then the average for the whole period of service should be inserted. statement should be inserted of the average Annual Value, for the 36 months immediately preceding ach Emolument (exclusive of salary or wages) which is claimed to be included in the calculation of the

ver the value of a House or House Allowance, so ascertained, exceeds one-sixth of the salary and other hesant for Pension purposes, it is to be reduced to one-sixth of that amount, so that it shall not venth of the whole.

on Officer is allowed to retain for his own nce will be taken into account for Pension purposes, with at the annual average of the net receipts of the 36 months next preceding the Officer's retirement. are to be ascertained by deducting from the gross amount of Fees such Office Expenses, &c., as an nd to defray from his own resources, in performing the services for which he was remunerated by , however, from the Fees should be made in respect of Office Expenses provided from Public divelarge of those duties to which a Fixed Salary is annexed. Papers of "Particulars" when dalal Department should be accompanied by formal Declarations from the retiring Officers, showing them for Fees, and the amount defrayed as above for Ollice Expenses, &c., in each of the three ding the retirement. It will be the duty of the Colonial Governments concerned to satisfy y of such statements before forwarding them to the Colonial Oflice. In the case of Officers aud Pers, the Fees will not in ordinary circumstances be allowed to count for Peusion pur- of more than one quarter of the Salaries, and Fees will not in any case be allowed to count for ng any period in which the whole time of the Officer receiving them was not given to the Public

dity, if the Applicant is below the ordinary age for retirement, a Medical Certificate is to be that he is disqualified by infirmity of mind or body for discharging the duties of his situation, and is likely to be permanent.

tonyents" service or more, this Certificate should be sigued by two Officers, of whom at least one should,

lased Oifeer of the Government.

n" service, see Head 5.

has bat any "acting" service, the details must be fully given, with a statement whether or not, service, he was connected with the permanent Civil Service of the Colony.

eiremastauces, a professional Civil Officer has been allowed to have "private praction" without to Pension, the facts are to be fully stated.

Applicant is liable to any deduction from his service under Clause 102 of the Colonial Regulations, the

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length of service and other particulars of the computation are to be given. When an average of Salary,

the mode of calculating it (whether by months, &c.) is to be explained.

Form of Particulars is not at present used in Ceylon and the Straits Settlements, for which Colonies special *pproved--See Despatches to Governors of those Colonios, 19th Decen ber, 1879.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION:

Miner Copy of a Declaration between the British and French Governments prolonging the Treaties of Commerce and Navigation between Great Britain and France, which Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonica, is published for

By Command,

Arautal Burcctary's Oice, Hongkong, 24h March, 1880.

W. H. MARSIL.

Colonial Secretory.