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My age is thirty one years;
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have cerodd the Queen nine years in Dongthong, my iongest round of
paid leave during that time having been six weeks; and the cucire. Certificate will shew that I am
free in perfect health and from organic disease; it is only therefore cons future sirvice and the iffects of Chmate that are ükely to make
applicant for a retiring allowance; and as all persons entering the public Service in China subsequent to the year 1847, compelled to entrovive to the fund the contening of the boon in me
sue am-
case
cannot be drawn into
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general precedent for the future
I joined the Service in December 1842. In the year 1847 it was
announced that by paying future
subscriptions and liquidating past
anears
Officers then in the service might at their option place themrcives on the same footing with Evil Servante
England. Beins unable to pay
I declined the offer
in such
avears,
howing that by laying aside a portion
of me salary I could attain the end procored by the entscription- This I
have
found by experience to be
impracticable, and
private
lastus
which may urt cuict at a
future time compel me to repain from burttening myself with debt on with a greater deduction from un salan than the requiated one of five per cent. I trust therefore that Lois scelleney's Knowledge of my past swise mas cuate him to make such recommendation to
the Right Honorable the Secretary
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